A long-term study of older adults found that symptoms of depression and loneliness began increasing years before the onset of pain and remained elevated afterward, especially in people with lower income or education levels.
At EULAR 2025, researchers presented data showing aconitine reduced bone erosion and increased regulatory T cells in a rheumatoid arthritis mouse model.
New 2024 EULAR recommendations offer evidence-based guidance for the use of antirheumatic drugs during pregnancy, lactation, and conception planning in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
An international team developed and validated the first global classification criteria for pediatric chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis, offering a standardized tool to improve research and diagnosis.
Cluster 2 patients exhibited ‘a more severe form of the disease, marked with frequent serositis and haematological manifestations, renal and neurological involvement,’ and had poorer outcomes over time.
A new AI-assisted gold sensor distinguished osteoarthritis from rheumatoid arthritis with 98.1% accuracy by analyzing synovial fluid, offering a fast, noninvasive diagnostic option, researchers report.