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Home - OMRF News - Archives for rheumatoid arthritis

rheumatoid arthritis

OMRF receives three grants to study autoimmune disease

November 12, 2018

The federal grants will support the work of two OMRF scientists who are investigating different aspects of autoimmune disease: Judith James, M.D., Ph.D., and Joan Merrill, M.D.

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Joint interest: Understanding different types of arthritis

July 10, 2018

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the U.S., but it isn’t just one disease.

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OMRF, OBI partner to fight rheumatoid arthritis

May 3, 2017

OBI’s new software system, Bio-Linked, will be used to match willing blood donors with researchers at OMRF to build a volunteer group for StopRA.

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Autoimmune Disease

Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren’s syndrome and more than 80 other disorders known as autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system becomes unbalanced and turns on the body instead of protecting it. Many of these illnesses strike women at much higher rates than men. OMRF physicians and researchers are looking for the […]

Scientists seek rheumatoid arthritis study participants

September 26, 2016

Study’s goal to find new ways to prevent this painful, crippling disease

Filed Under: News Tagged With: anti-CCP, autoantibody, inflammation, James, joints, Judith, participate, ra, rheumatoid arthritis, scientist-news, StopRA, study, volunteer

Super vitamin: The body’s “D”-fender

August 25, 2014

Low levels of vitamin D may worsen symptoms of autoimmune disease

Filed Under: Diseases, News Tagged With: autoimmune disease, James, Judith, Judith James, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scientist-news, Sjogren's, vitamin D

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