Unlike typical osteoarthritis, where cartilage in joints breaks down, rheumatoid arthritis results from the immune system attacking healthy tissues.

Augurex Life Sciences Corp., a leader in autoimmune-based diagnostics, today announced an agreement with MitogenDx, a Canadian specialty laboratory focused on autoimmune and rheumatology diagnostic ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are both forms of inflammatory arthritis. They both cause chronic swelling, stiffness, and pain in your ...

Researchers found that people with joint pain and arthritis exhibited signs of accelerated immune aging, according to findings published recently in the journal eBioMedicine. This suggests that immune ...

Oral bacteria can enter the blood and trigger hallmarks of immune activity involved in rheumatoid arthritis, bolstering the idea that gum disease may contribute to the painful joint condition.

The therapeutic drug pirfenidone has been found to be a potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, National Jewish ...