Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis is developed could provide a window of opportunity for preventative treatments, new research suggests.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes joint pain. It is an autoimmune process that causes severe inflammation (painful swelling) that attacks the linings of joints. RA can ...
Even for trials that demonstrated the intervention arms had less progression to RA, this effect diminished once participants stopped the medication. In the ARIAA and APIPPRA trials using abatacept, ...