Weyand and co-workers purified naive CD4 + T cells from a total of 128 patients with RA (positive for rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies) and 103 control individuals. These ...

NEW YORK — Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) carry a high risk for cardiovascular events, but mounting clinical evidence suggests they're being undertreated to manage that risk. Rheumatologists ...

Rheumatoid arthritis affects various parts of the body beyond the joints, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, and even the brain. In the bones and joints, it can cause pain, swelling, bone damage, ...

Could rheumatoid arthritis make you live a shorter life than other people? People with RA don’t live as long as other people on average. Life expectancy, or how long you may expect to live, is ...