Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis drug risankizumab improves skin and joints in the long-term, trial suggests
Moderna vs Pfizer vaccine for COVID for the immunocompromised
The Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 appears to elicit a stronger response in people with immunosuppression than the Pfizer vaccine says research in a leading journal.
Exercise in water to take on inflammatory arthritis symptoms, experts advise after new evidence review
Aquatic exercise is effective in treating pain, disease activity and function in people with inflammatory arthritis says a large review of the evidence.
Tick saliva protein (Votucalis) could be developed into chronic pain drug
A protein found in tick saliva may soon be turned into a drug that eases both chronic pain and chronic itching. It is hoped that the protein – called Votucalis – could lead to a replacement for traditional painkillers, for example opioids, that can be ineffective, have serious side-effects and are addictive.
Link between gut microbiota and chronic inflammatory diseases
A protein naturally present in the gut acts on the microbiota and causes the formation of molecules that exacerbate the symptoms of autoimmune diseases, an international team reports in the Journal of Clinical Investigation – Insight.