The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
My highly opinionated news-blog draws inspiration from both the science and the art of Rheumatology.

Gout

Prudent Diet Reduces Risk of RA and Gout The 2015 ACR meeting in San Francisco highlighted several studies wherein dietary patterns predicted a reduced risk of both rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…

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Oncoimmunology

New immunotherapy drug behind Jimmy Carter's cancer cure Former president given pembrolizumab, one of the most promising new drugs in the treatment of cancer www.theguardian.com A "checkpoint inhibitor" is "curing"…

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Exercise

Long-Distance Running Takes Toll on Joints, But It May Be Temporary Cartilage between knee, ankle and foot joints has ability to regenerate, study suggests consumer.healthday.com Ultramarathoners suffer significant JOINTS and…

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