Anti-inflammatory drugs 'could help to treat depression as well as arthritis'
This study is promising, indicating a possible new use of an existing treatment for those living with arthritis. However, more research needs to be done to explore the underlying biological mechanisms behind the successful use of this treatment for depression. "In particular, we need to know more about why it seems to treat depression even if the inflammatory condition is still active, and if the learnings from this study could help eliminate the need to prescribe antidepressants." (Source: Arthritis Research UK)
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 20, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Research programme manager job opportunity
We’re looking for a highly skilled research programme manager to join our clinical studies and experimental medicine team based within the research directorate. Our team of research programme managers are responsible for the effective delivery of our varied research funding schemes and management of the current£100m research investment, which includes reporting research outputs and achievements that are vital to our continued success and growth. As research programme manager, you’ll:keep abreast of developments in clinical research and other assigned areas to help shape our future research funding ac...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 18, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Long-term study highlights benefits and limitations of knee replacement surgery
This study offers insights into why this is the case, underlining the need for more mobile and stable joints to be developed in future. Additionally, having this information available will help doctors to more accurately inform people considering knee replacements about what they will probably experience in terms of pain relief and joint mobility, meaning more realistic expectations can be set. Arthritis Research UK's view Natalie Carter, head of research liaison and evaluation at Arthritis Research UK, said:"Knee replacement surgery offers greater mobility and reduced pain in the majority of people who undergo th...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 18, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Share your Everyday and help push back the limits of arthritis
To coincide with World Arthritis Day, today (12 October) we're launching ourShare your Everyday 2016 campaign. Running for six weeks across October and November, we're encouraging people to get involved with Arthritis Research UK and share their experiences of living with arthritis. Our dedicated sharing space provides a platform for people with arthritis not only to tell their story, but also learn from others’ experiences.Last year’s campaign saw hundreds of people share their everyday challenges, demonstrating how arthritis attacks what it means to live, from struggling to board a bus to the effect the ...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 11, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Professor Patrick Sissons
We're deeply saddened to hear the news that Professor Sir Patrick Sissons passed away on Sunday 25 September 2016.Professor Sissons was a long-standing supporter of the charity and he provided excellent support and direction as the chair of our Scientific Strategy Committee and trustee for the charity.Professor Sissons was instrumental in helping implement new strategic research focus while being the Chair of our Scientific Strategy Committee.Dr Liam O’Toole, chief executive officer at Arthritis Research UK, said: "We're deeply saddened that our trustee and friend Patrick has died. He worked tirelessly for our a...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 9, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Overall health, smoking and weight 'can affect mortality risk after a fracture'
A new study has highlighted the impact that lifestyle factors can have on a person's mortality risk after they sustain a fracture. Carried out by the University of Oslo in Norway, the research has shown how factors such as smoking, body weight and overall health can exacerbate the mortality risks that people who break a bone already face. The effect of smoking, weight and overall health on mortality risks The aim of the research, which was published in the medical journalOsteoporosis International, was to investigate the impact of pre-fracture self-perceived health, smoking and body mass index (BMI) on post-hip fractur...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 9, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
New study shows role of protein in rheumatoid arthritis onset
New research funded byArthritis Research UK has shed light on the role of genetics and a certain bodily protein on the development ofrheumatoid arthritis. The study, led by King's College London and published in the journal Science Signaling, could provide a key insight into how the disease functions, potentially opening the door for innovative new therapies to be created in future. How PTPN22 protein mutations affects rheumatoid arthritis risk The research aimed to build on the existing understanding that a certain mutation in the gene that encodes for the protein PTPN22 is one of the strongest risk factors for rheuma...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 9, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Nanoparticle injections show promise as treatment for osteoarthritis
This study is interesting, as it showed that these nanoparticles could reduce inflammation caused by joint injuries in mice. It's not yet clear from the study whether these nanoparticles will be effective once osteoarthritis has developed in the joint, so we would be interested to learn more and see how the research progresses." (Source: Arthritis Research UK)
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 2, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Cyrus Cooper appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire
Congratulations to Professor Cyrus Cooper who has recently been appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire. Professor Cooper is Director of the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit at the University of Southampton, and he was awarded anOBE in January 2015.
Professor Cooper will support the Lord-Lieutenant in carrying out his functions as HM The Queen’s representative in the county of Hampshire. The duties of the Lord-Lieutenant include, among others, arrangement of Royal visits to the county, liaison with local units of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, and presentations of awards on behal...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - October 2, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Certain painkillers 'could increase risk of heart failure'
Arthritis patients who take common painkillers such as ibuprofen could be at a greater risk of heart failure, according to a new large-scale study.The research, led by the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy and utilising data from more than eight million patients, has offered evidence that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may lead to an elevated risk of a person being hospitalised with heart problems, meaning caution may need to be employed when using them.The heart health risks of NSAIDsPublished in the British Medical Journal, the study aimed to investigate the cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs and to...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - September 29, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
New discovery about cellular root of inflammation 'could aid arthritis treatment'
Scientists have made a new discovery about the key cellular processes that cause inflammation in the body. New research from the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute at Trinity College Dublin has been published in the leading scientific journal Cell, and could potentially open the door for new treatments for inflammatory conditions, including rheumatoidarthritis. How cells can cause inflammation To make this breakthrough, the team examined the function of macrophage cells, which play a key role in triggering the body's inflammation response to infection, before later putting the brakes on that initial response and rep...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - September 28, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Researchers awarded with lifetime achievement prizes
A big congratulations is in order!
Professors Bruce Caterson (Cardiff University), Hamish Simpson (University of Edinburgh)& Allen Goodship (University College London) have all been awarded with prestigious lifetime achievement awards.
The awards will be presented at the 2016 International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS) meeting, which was held this year in Xi’an, China. As well as receiving the lifetime achievement awards they will be made ICORS Fellows at the event.So, who won the awards?Professor Caterson is Professor of Biochemistry in the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University. He is als...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - September 28, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
New guidance calls for more tailored care for people with multiple conditions
People witharthritis and other conditions may be able to benefit from treatment that is more personalised and individually tailored to their individual needs in future, thanks to the publication of new national guidance for NHS workers. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has made a new guideline available for healthcare professionals, GPs and physicians, highlighting the ways in which patients with complex health issues need to be put at the heart of decisions about their care, including how to decide between different medicines and treatments. Healthcare professionals will need to"be alert&q...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - September 27, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
CBT 'can help chronic pain patients get better sleep'
People suffering chronicpain due to conditions such asarthritis could benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help them get better sleep. This is according to a new study from the University of Warwick, which has demonstrated the impact that certain modes of thinking can have on sleeping habits among chronic pain patients, as well as highlighting ways this problem could be addressed. The impact of negative thinking on sleep Published in the Journal of ClinicalSleep Medicine, the research centred on the development of a new scale to measure beliefs about sleep and pain in long-term pain patients, while also exam...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - September 22, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Will Dixon awarded Professorship of Digital Epidemiology
Will Dixon, the Director of the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, has recently been promoted to the position of Professor of Digital Epidemiology by the University of Manchester. Congratulations Professor Dixon!
As well as Professor Dixon’s post of Arthritis Research UK Centre Director, he is also project lead forCloudy with a chance of pain, which is the world's first smartphone-based study to investigate the association between pain and the weather. Participants candownload the app to their phone to record how they’re feeling, while local weather data is automatically collected using the phone's ...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - September 21, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
