Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although there are more than 100 conditions that fall under the umbrella term "arthritis," an autoimmune disease called rheumatoid ...

A rheumatoid factor (RF) test detects rheumatoid factor, a type of antibody (proteins that fight off harmful substances) in your blood. RF antibodies sometimes attack healthy cells and tissues, ...

Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are generally quick-acting and effective, but their effectiveness and the time it takes to see results can vary. Many are FDA approved, including adalimumab, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American College of Rheumatology has added the Vectra blood test, developed by Myriad Genetics, to its list ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exagen Diagnostics has announced the launch of the first validated blood test to detect anticarbamylated protein ...

Crescendo Bioscience, creators of the Vectra DA blood test to predict the progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is gaining market share in the United States, with its new parent company, Myriad ...

Seven years ago, Northeastern graduate Susan Dina Ghiassian was the first employee of Scipher Medicine Corp., a precision medicine company co-founded by Northeastern professor Albert-László Barabási.

Obesity may affect the blood tests used to diagnose and monitor rheumatoid arthritis in women, according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research. Blood tests that help determine rheumatoid ...

Oct. 28, 2003 (Orlando) -- The presence of antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP) may accurately predict the likelihood of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with recent-onset ...

Precision medicine company Aqtual has secured $31m in a Series B financing round to progress its active chromatin cell-free DNA (cfDNA) platform and launch a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy response ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are likely to benefit from regular high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) testing, researchers said. In a group of RA patients followed for a mean of 5 ...