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B-Cell Depletion Therapy: Long-Term Stability in Lupus Patients

Whilst some disease activity measurements were found to be higher for women than men, and self-reported disease activity by the patients themselves echoed…

Studies and Analyses

Gender Disparity in Anti-TNF Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Findings reported today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) in Barcelona, Spain, reveal a treatment disparity between female…

Health & Medicine

Obesity’s Impact on Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality of Life

The global obesity epidemic was issued with a further health warning today – that obesity exacerbates the quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Aggressive Nature of Hand Osteoarthritis

In just two years, patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) experienced a significant increase in pain and functional limitations, according to new data…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Use ‘Genomic Pathway’ to Predict Parkinson’s

A new Mayo Clinic study, published June 15 in PLoS Genetics, provides strong evidence that the joint effects of common DNA variations in several genes that…

Life & Chemistry

Circadian Rhythms: Key to Metabolism and Health Insights

Knowing about oscillation properties of genes involved in metabolism is essential for understanding how genes interact with and regulate health and disease….

Health & Medicine

27-Year Wait for Symptoms: Insights from Nijmegen Medical Centre

Dr Astrid Oude Lashof, Nijmegen University Centre for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Netherlands, and colleagues treated the…

Health & Medicine

Drug Resistance in River Blindness Parasite Sparks Concerns

River blindness (onchocerciasis) is caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, a parasite transmitted by Similium blackflies. Around 37 million…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Insights on Motor Neurone Disease Risks and Treatments

And soldiers, Italian professional footballers and the Chamorro population of the Pacific Island of Guam have been reported to be more at risk of MND than the…

Studies and Analyses

Hazardous Drinking Risks: Half of Working-Age Russian Men Affected

Hazardous drinking includes both excessive consumption of regular beverage-alcohol such as beer, wine, and sprits; and drinking of non-beverage alcohol such as…

Environmental Conservation

MIT Model Analyzes Environmental Impact of Emissions Bills

The MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change applied its model to the seven bills to determine how costs associated with each might affect…

Environmental Conservation

Arctic Cooperation: Enhancing Global Observations and Insights

Apace with the greater coordination of observations and analyses from different countries, our chances are improving when it comes to getting a comprehensive…

Life & Chemistry

Discover Algae: The Unique ‘Plant’ and ‘Animal’ Hybrid

We know that in terrestrial ecosystems, plants are the only living beings capable of producing their own food. This is only possible thanks to the chlorophyll…

Physics & Astronomy

Fermilab Physicists Discover New “Triple-Scoop” Baryon Particle

Physicists of the DZero experiment at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have discovered a new heavy particle, the Îb (pronounced…

Health & Medicine

Mediterranean Diet: A Key to Colon Cancer Prevention?

Are all healthy eating plans the same when it comes to cancer prevention?Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are beginning a…

Physics & Astronomy

Hidden Planet Pushes Star's Ring a Billion Miles Off-Center

Stars in the early stages of life are surrounded by dust clouds that thin out and dissipate as the star reaches maturity, becoming rings in their final stages….

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