Rachel Lutz

A blood test can identify which rheumatoid arthritis medications may not work for particular patients, saving time and money.

MRI scans are a viable testing option for early indicators of Alzheimer's disease, according to research from Northwestern University.

A review of current literature by researchers from Korea examines the effects of cigarette smoking in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Perceived necessity is an important factor in medication adherence for rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to findings published in Patient Preference and Adherence.

Pharmacy support for COPD patients is cost effective and improves medication adherence, according to findings published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice.

Male urinary tract diseases can be tested by measuring urine flow through tiny tubes, according to research from Brigham Young University.

Pfizer announced pregabalin controlled release was effective therapy in adult postherpetic neuralgia patients.

Cystic fibrosis patients should be screened for depression, according to research published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

Depression can be caused by lifestyle factors in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to research published in BMC Psychiatry.

Regularly speaking 2 or more languages can delay the onset and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease by 4 years, according to research from Belgium.

A recombinant FVIII Fc fusion protein product candidate for the treatment of hemophilia A is under review in Europe.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced it had received a submission for a biologics license application from Nektar Therapeutics and Baxter International Inc for an investigational, extended half-life recombinant factor VIII treatment for hemophilia A.

Stanford researchers were able to cure hemophilia in mice models using a new genome editing method. Their findings were published in Nature.

For mild hemophilia A patients, the risk of inhibitor development is higher than previously thought, according to findings published in the journal Blood.

Long-term relief for hemophilia B patients was achieved via adeno-associated virus treatments, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

In mice models of hemophilia A, a modified tobacco plant diet was effective at prohibiting the development of inhibitors, according to research published in the journal Blood.

A child's genes may invoke symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in a mother while she is carrying, according to research from the University of California, Berkeley.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients can heal slower if they demonstrate depressive symptoms, according to research published in Arthritis Care & Research.

The FDA has cleared a blood test that can screen patients, especially black women, for coronary heart disease.

The chemical compound indazole chloride (Ind-Cl) initiated long lasting relief in mice models of multiple sclerosis.

Contacts of index patients with tuberculosis (TB) are at a much higher risk of coprevalent TB than previously thought, especially contacts under 15 years of age.

Pharyngitis prediction rules are not as accurate at identifying group A streptococcus cases as previously thought, according to findings published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Attempts to calibrate statin use, revascularization procedures, and the underascertainment of atherosclerosic cardiovascular disease have not matched the current prediction ratios.

Children who are vaccinated for influenza indirectly reduced others' chances at contracting the disease, according to findings published online December 9, 2014 in PLOS ONE.

Therapy prevents suicide and more attempts in patients who have previously attempted suicide, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Investigators believe they may have identified a potential "off switch" for pain, according to study results published in the journal Brain.

Phase 3 study results show that baricitinib met the primary endpoint of improved ACR20 scores after 12 weeks of treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Spinal cord injury animal models were able to regain muscle function after a treatment with a peptide injection, according to study results published in Nature.

The FDA issued a safety warning for the MS drug Tecfidera after a patient died from a rare brain disease while taking no other medications.

A high-flavanol diet was associated with less age-related memory decline in a Columbia University Medical Center study published in Nature Neuroscience.