Conditions

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Space Traveling Mice Provide Insight into Osteoporosis

Richard Quinn | October 7, 2011

Researchers are using the unique, zero-gravity environment to develop therapies for the earthbound

A Window into Health Disparities

Edward H. Yelin, PhD, MCP | October 7, 2011

Systemic lupus erythematosus offers a touchstone for the U.S. healthcare system–and how we care for vulnerable patients

Meet the Challenge of Primary CNS Vasculitis

Carlo Salvarani, MD, Robert D. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH, and Gene G. Hunder, MD | September 1, 2011

Diagnosis and treatment of this rare and poorly understood condition

ACR Member Named PPAC Physician Researcher of the Year

Staff | September 1, 2011

Captain Lisa Rider, MD, a physician-scientist and clinical researcher at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., was named 2011 Physician Researcher of the Year by the Physicians Professional Advisory Committee of the United States Public Health Service. The award was presented in recognition of her basic and clinical research into myositis. Her recent research findings have included: definitions of improvement as a primary composite endpoint for myositis clinical trials, discovery of a novel autoantibody in juvenile dermatomyositis and discovery of new immunogenetic risk factors for juvenile myositis. Her epidemiologic and clinical studies in myositis have made substantial contributions to public health practice.

Researcher Looks for Clues to Help Treat Pediatric Lupus

Staff | September 1, 2011

With the support of the ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) Awards and Grants program, Ornella Rullo, MD, has developed research that may help rheumatologists better treat pediatric patients.