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.

Chronic Gout

Time to Rethink Gout as a Chronic Disease rheumnow.com Physiology of Hyperuricemia and Urate-Lowering Treatments Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis and is a multifactorial disease typically…

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Acute Gout

Immunophysiology of the Gout Attack rheumnow.com Inflammation in gout: mechanisms and therapeutic targets This Review explores the main mechanisms of inflammation and the… nature.com Orchestration of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by…

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Imaging Gout

Role of dual-energy CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of gout: systematic analysis of the literature The aim of this systematic review was to determine the potential role of dual-energy…

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Gout & Dementia

Role of serum urate in neurocognitive function and dementia: new evidence contradicts old thinking ard.bmj.com Gout linked to 17% higher risk for dementia in elderly AMSTERDAM — Gout is independently…

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