Psoriatic arthritis
Bat protein ASC2 fights arthritis, heart disease and slows ageing
Long-term opioid use… are you at risk?
Almost one-third of people with rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia may be at risk of long-term opioid painkiller use, researchers warn in the British Medical Journal.
Antidepressants seem to be largely ineffective for common pain conditions
Some antidepressant drugs do help in some pain conditions, but most are either ineffective or the evidence is inconclusive, despite being used for a range of pain conditions. The evidence, published by The British Medical Journal adds to mounting research that challenges the role of medicines for pain.
Healthy diet may improve measures of disease activity in psoriatic arthritis
Dr John Bowes and Dr Gisela Orozco reveal how genetic investigations will transform outcomes for people with psoriatic arthritis in the future
Scientists are always on the lookout for new psoriatic arthritis treatments. And the rapidly evolving field of genetics is throwing up some exciting new findings that could make a huge difference to the quality of life of people affected.