Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 6, 2019March 7, 2019 Kelly Young 3 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Preclinical RA

Our family’s testing for possible rheumatoid arthritis This article is part 2 to RA Runs in Families. My daughters and my friend’s family members were being tested for possible rheumatoid arthritis. The imaware™ at-home RA test checks for three antibodies that occur with RA / RD and asks other questions related to RA diagnosis. When the RA test reports are ready,...Continue reading 3 Comments » Read more

Early RA Screening Matters

January 23, 2019March 8, 2019 Kelly Young 5 Comments Preclinical RA, Rituxan for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Real hope in early RA screening Every day my email box and social media streams are filled with “exciting” news of promising RA breakthroughs and so-called cures. But rarely is there news that I know will make a difference—either to investigators studying rheumatoid disease (RD) or to people living with RD (PRD). Today, with regard to early...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

Prevent RA Just Like Cancer

January 21, 2019March 8, 2019 Kelly Young 7 Comments Methotrexate, Preclinical RA

Could methotrexate prevent RA? Several studies presented at the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago last fall are investigating how to prevent RA. One poster in particular, from the Netherlands’ group, presented startling results as they re-analyzed data from the PROMPT trial. They concluded that a one-year course of methotrexate could prevent RA or delay its development.1 I...Continue reading 7 Comments » Read more

Arthritis Prescreening Like Minority Report

February 28, 2017May 13, 2018 Kelly Young 11 Comments Communicating about RA, Preclinical RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis prescreening is like Minority Report with Tom Cruise …Or is it? When I read Dr. Scott’s creative newspaper column, comparing rheumatoid arthritis prescreening to Minority Report, the sci-fi flick about punishing crimes before they happen, I didn’t know where to begin. I love movie analogies – there are a bunch of them on this blog. But Dr. Scott...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

15 Early Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis

February 4, 2016May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 37 Comments Preclinical RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

The significance of early symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis In 2009, I asked people with rheumatoid disease (PRD) to list the first symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis they had experienced. Over 800 people have commented, simply listing their first symptoms. There are also dozens of Onset Stories on RA Warrior. Our experiences with early symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis...Continue reading 37 Comments » Read more

Preclinical Rheumatoid Disease: There Are No Joints in the Lungs

March 18, 2012May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 57 Comments Comprehensive RA Care, Preclinical RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

My mom used to read to me John Godfrey Saxe’s 19th century version of a famous Indian legend, The Blind Men and the Elephant. I’m certain it contributed to my zealous love of evidence. Over the last couple of years, interacting with thousands of people with Rheumatoid disease, I came to the conclusion that only...Continue reading 57 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Using Marmosets as Subjects

December 2, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 4 Comments Preclinical RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Why a new preclinical model for Rheumatoid Arthritis research? Based upon “increasing knowledge of the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA),” more possible treatments are being developed. However animal models are required to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and toxicity of many new potential RA treatments. Rodent populations with RA-like disease are created by something called collagen-induced arthritis or...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

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