Press releases

Our press office is happy to assist with media enquiries about our research into arthritis, and can provide information, case studies and experts on request for national and regional media.

If you wish to contact our press officer Jane Tadman please email us or telephone 01246 558033. For out of hours media queries call 07974 203828.

Researchers to pinpoint risk factors for hip disorder in babies

Researchers to pinpoint risk factors for hip disorder in babies

New research hopes to identify which babies are most likely to need treatment for a common hip disorder that may be responsible for up to 25 per cent of all cases of osteoarthritis of the hip in later life.

Published on 01 September 2010

New study aims to find out why youngsters with “bendy joints” drop out of trial

New study aims to find out why youngsters with “bendy joints” drop out of trial

Researchers are to conduct an important new study involving local youngsters with “bendy joints” to find out why so many of them drop out of clinical trials aimed at improving their quality of life.

Published on 01 September 2010

Alcohol reduces the severity of rheumatoid arthritis

Alcohol reduces the severity of rheumatoid arthritis

Drinking alcohol may reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis according to new research co-funded by Arthritis Research UK.

Published on 28 July 2010

New device to detect arthritis by listening to a patient’s knees

New device to detect arthritis by listening to a patient’s knees

Researchers have moved a step closer to producing a new device for GPs to detect osteoarthritis and monitor its progression by listening to the noises emitted by their knees.

Published on 15 July 2010

New cell therapy treatment for osteoarthritis to be trialled in UK first

New cell therapy treatment for osteoarthritis to be trialled in UK first

A new clinical trial funded by medical research charity Arthritis Research UK aims to test the effectiveness of stem cells derived from bone marrow at repairing worn cartilage in osteoarthritis of the knee.

Published on 13 July 2010

New UK research approach to osteoarthritis announced

New UK research approach to osteoarthritis announced

A five year programme of research funded by Arthritis Research UK aims to investigate a new treatment approach that could have a significant impact on the way osteoarthritis is treated in the future.

Published on 05 July 2010

Pain relief pioneer to open arthritis pain centre

Pain relief pioneer to open arthritis pain centre

An expert network of doctors and research scientists is forming the world’s first national centre for research into understanding pain in arthritis.

Published on 01 July 2010

Co-discoverer of anti-TNF therapy knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Co-discoverer of anti-TNF therapy knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Professor Marc Feldmann, co-discoverer of anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, and director of the Arthritis Research UK Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Published on 14 June 2010

Can vitamin D help prevent arthritis? Scientists ask

Can vitamin D help prevent arthritis? Scientists ask

Arthritis Research UK scientists in Birmingham are about to embark on the first stage of a study which could see vitamin D used alongside, or even instead of, current treatments for rheumatoid arthritis.

Published on 24 May 2010

New appointment aims to boost GPs’ confidence in treating common musculoskeletal conditions

New appointment aims to boost GPs’ confidence in treating common musculoskeletal conditions

Arthritis Research UK has appointed its first ever specialist GP in musculoskeletal medicine, as part of its commitment to improving the care given to people with common musculoskeletal conditions in primary care.

Published on 21 May 2010

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