Rachel Lutz

COPD research should focus on patient-centered outcomes according to a joint statement from the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society.

Treatment with rituximab can significantly reduce rheumatoid arthritis flare up, according to results of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.

Using natalizumab in extended periods was well tolerated and efficacious in patients with multiple sclerosis for up to 8 weeks.

Dr. Arruda is a hematology researcher at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and an associate professor of Pediatrics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His laboratory focuses on gene-based strategies for the treatment of bleeding and thrombotic diseases.

Treating hemophilia A with primary prophylaxis is more cost effective than on-demand treatment, according to a study published in The Scientific World Journal.

Simoctocog alfa has no demonstrated benefit for hemophilia A treatment, according to research from the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

Global companies collaborate to seek long-term, stable treatment for both hemophilia A and B.

A new drug from Baxter has been found safe and efficacious for hemophilia A patients aged 12 years or older in a phase 3 trial.

Treatment for hemophilia A and B patients with inhibitors to factor VIII or factor IX has been submitted as an Investigational New Drug to the FDA.

Autism treatment fads keep cropping up even after science has proved them unworthy. Now, researchers from Emory Health Sciences may have figured out why.

Sexual function data is not adequately reported in finasteride clinical trials, a treatment for male pattern baldness, according to an investigation published in JAMA Dermatology.

Roflumilast, the first selective phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor approved for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), could actually become less effective with prolonged exposure.

Researcher report that higher levels of neuronal activity are associated with increased production of myelin in animal models – a finding which may eventually help the development of multiple sclerosis therapies.

An aging population of hemophilia patients is at risk for various cardiovascular diseases.

Psoriasis cost between $112 billion and $135 billion in 2013.

About a quarter of patients with acne did not fill prescriptions, according to a survey published in JAMA Dermatology.

Non-viral gene therapy can temporarily reduce painful diabetic neuropathy, according to research from Northwestern Medicine.

Tofacitinib has demonstrated benefits in biopsies of rheumatoid arthritis patients with inadequate methotrexate response.

A herpes medication can reduce HIV activity, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve.

Oxygen therapy is associated with burn injuries in patients with COPD, according to new findings.

The treatment window of opportunity for rheumatoid arthritis was debated in a recent editorial published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.

A brain protein responsible for clearing debris may contribute to the progression of multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease according to 2 studies conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Topical medications for skin ailments may be able to alleviate and reverse damage caused by multiple sclerosis.

Researchers identified a potential novel treatment for pulmonary fibrosis, according to research presented in the Journal of Pathology.

Parkinson's disease patients (PD) have significantly worse vision for low contrast images at close and far distances, according to findings published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease. At far distances, the PD patients had deficient abilities viewing high contrast images, too.

On average, Aboriginal Australians have a lower forced vital lung capacity compared to the rest of the population, a phenomenon that was formerly attributed to COPD, according to a study published in Respirology.

Feelings of social acceptance or rejection were felt in both depressed and non-depressed patients in a study from the University of Michigan Health System.

Immigrant populations tend to have nearly 2 times the prevalence of psychotic disorders compared to the general population of the host country.

Post-mastectomy neuropathic pain can be reduced in nearly one-third of women if the right assessments are completed.

Researchers say over-expression of key proteins may cause the overproduction of mucus that is observed in airway diseases.