The National Institutes of Health awarded the grants, which will fund research on autoimmune diseases and human exposure to anthrax.
rheumatoid arthritis
New findings could help better understand autoimmune disease families
Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system becomes unbalanced and turns on the body instead of protecting it.
Searching for new arthritis treatments
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in adults in the U.S. Understandably, this has led to much concern about the future of arthritis treatment.
OMRF receives three grants to study autoimmune disease
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.
Guthridge, Joel
Joint interest: Understanding different types of arthritis
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the U.S., but it isn’t just one disease.








