Articles tagged with "Research"

Can Technology Help Solve Scleroderma Renal Crisis?

Murray Baron, MD | December 1, 2010

A case study in using the Internet to facilitate rare disease research

ACR Honors Accomplishments in Rheumatology

Richard Quinn | December 1, 2010

Rheumatologists and health professionals recognized for their contributions to the field

“A Common Language for Spondyloarthritis”

Gretchen Henkel | December 1, 2010

ASAS fills a niche, changes dogma with consensus approach

For Myopathy Basic Diagnostic Rules Hold

Gretchen Henkel | November 1, 2010

Rare and challenging, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are gaining from collaborative research

Research Tracks Possible Benefit of Src-like Adaptor Protein

From the College | November 1, 2010

A study recently submitted for publication has demonstrated that manipulating T-cell receptor complex–mediated signaling can prevent the development of autoimmune arthritis in mice and may lead to new human therapies without the drawbacks associated with existing treatments.

Quadruple-threat Rheumatologist

Gretchen Henkel | October 1, 2010

In Norway and on the international front, Tore Kvien, MD, PhD, has propelled clinical research to new levels

Competition on Another Pitch: Capture the World Cup Spirit to Drive Rheumatology Discovery

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | October 1, 2010

Capture the World Cup spirit to drive rheumatology discovery

REF’s Campaign to Support RA Research Nears its Initial Funding Target

Stanley B. Cohen, MD and E. William St.Clair, MD | September 1, 2010

The REF’s campaign to support RA research nears its initial funding target

Mitigate Risk and Increase Success of Lupus Clinical Trials

Andrea Peirce, Peter Lipsky, MD, and Benjamin D. Schwartz, MD, PhD | August 1, 2010

Design strategies from a Lupus Research Institute conference

Within Our Reach: Collaborating to Find a Cure for RA

David R. Karp, MD, PhD | July 1, 2010

Research is critically important to find cures and accelerate patient care for the millions who suffer from arthritis and rheumatic disease. Despite its prevalence in the population and recent treatment advances, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains an incurable disease and receives disproportionately less research funding from federal sources than most other autoimmune diseases. This is precisely why the ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) launched Within Our Reach: Finding a Cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis to directly invest in the types of innovative research not being done elsewhere in the country.