Comments on: A Cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice: BIM

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:31:20 +0000

Thanks for this…very exciting!

By: URandomnessK

URandomnessK — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:36:35 +0000

Kelly, Northwestern University is in the same town that I was born and raised I lived about 2 miles from NWU. And as always…. awesome post

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:10:22 +0000

Thank you. So many people get discouraged and start to say that there is no one searching for RA cures / better treatments. As I read many postings of this BIM molecule across the net, I was shocked at reader comments people left on the articles. They claimed that the FDA or pharmaceutical companies are “hiding” real cures so that they can continue to make billions from Biologics. It’s good to hear the other side.

By: Erick via facebook

Erick via facebook — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:58:49 +0000

Thanks Kelly! I hope this works. I pray for everyone with this.

By: Stephanie via facebook

Stephanie via facebook — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:58:11 +0000

Lets hope that this is the real deal for RA and we wil see a “cure”! Thanks Kelly.

By: Angie via facebook

Angie via facebook — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:53:34 +0000

What a fantastic miracle that would be!!

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:15:02 +0000

Thanks for the update Kel. There are also safety issues related to nanoparticles themselves.

By: Caysea

Caysea — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:45:26 +0000

I had similar thoughts, Doreen. Call me paranoid, but I would be afraid to have little nanotech suicide bomber thingies injected into my body, unless they were THOROUGHLY tested and proven already. Kinda sounds like a scifi movie – “Revenge of the Nanobombers.”

By: Wisaakah

Wisaakah — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:45:19 +0000

This stuff can be infuriatingly slow – a year between submission and publication is quite common, actually. The people who reviewed the paper want editing and often whole new experiments, so it’s a process! It does seem like something that could be an exciting new therapy, but it would probably still be something that patients have to take long term. But any new treatment is huge for patients who don’t get relief from the current therapies! There’s a lot more testing to do before clinical trials, but I can almost guarantee that they’re thinking of it!

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:31:16 +0000

No, Bud. As I commented to Marina above, I do not think previous damage that occured could all be reversed. Very good point. Getting RA diagnosed & treated early will always be the most important thing. Better treatments will help, but not turn back time. This would be a way to stop the progression and inflammation.