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.
Early Treatment Boosts Long-term Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes Early treatment boosts long-term arthritis outcomes and may be contributing to lower arthritis-related mortality, two new studies suggested. medscape.com Good Long-Term Outcomes Seen…
The Role of Rare Protein‐Coding Variants in Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor Treatment Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis In many rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, disease… onlinelibrary.wiley.com Neutrophil biomarkers predict response to therapy with…
Biomarkers Predict Rituximab Response in RA 'A further step towards the goal of personalized medicine' in rheumatoid arthritis medpagetoday.com Serum IL-33, a new marker predicting response to rituximab in rheumatoid…
Predictors of Response to RA Treatment Drs. Jack Cush and Arthur Kavanaugh discuss predictors of response to RA treatment in an ad hoc analysis of the OPTIMA, CONCERTO, MUSICA, PREMIER,…
Vagal Stimulation Improves Cytokine Production and Rheumatoid Disease Activity PNAS has published a study wherein an inducible “inflammatory reflex” delivered by vagus nerve stimulation was shown to inhibit the production of tumor…
CF101 The drug molecular weight is 510 dalton, it is manufactured via a 4-step chemical synthesis (up-scaled to a semi-commercial level) and it’s half life time is 9 hours. canfite.com…
High Level Rheumatoid Responses to the GM-CSF inhibitor Mavrilimumab Despite recent advances in treatment of rheumatoid… rheumnow.com Agent that Targets GM-CSF Shows Promise in RA Novel monoclonal antibody was rapidly…
BEGIN Study: Baricitinib Tops Methotrexate in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcome Baricitinib Alone, % Baricitinib Plus Methotrexate, % Methotrexate Alone, % Week 24 ACR20 77 78 62 ACR50 60 63 43…
An Integrated Analysis of Tofacitinib Safety Whether you're impressed with its efficacy, or distressed with its side effects, its track record is… rheumnow.com No New Safety Signals for JAK Inhibitor…
FUNCTION Trial 2-Year Results for Tocilizumab in Early RA Early stage RA treated with tocilizumab or tocilizumab and methotrexate realized clinical benefits with no safety concerns at two years. rheumatologynetwork.com…
