Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can make tasks like getting dressed, typing, or gripping certain objects hard to manage. When joint pain, stiffness, and swelling get in the way of your ability to do your ...

Rheumatoid arthritis affects the body beyond joint pain — your heart, lungs, skin, vision, bone health, and more. Learn about ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have more fat on their arms and legs suffer more disability from the disease, according to the first study to look at how fat and ...

In a review published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology, researchers discussed the interactions between central and peripheral immunobiological mechanisms associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black and Hispanic adults with arthritis are more likely than whites to become disabled from the joint disease, new research findings suggest. In a study that followed ...

Scientists investigating the naturally occurring immunopeptide PEPITEM have shown reductions in arthritic joint swelling to a ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation throughout the body and most often affects the joints, leading to pain, stiffness, swelling, and reduced mobility.

Healthy working life expectancy at age 50 is nearly 50% lower among individuals with vs without arthritis in the US.