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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.

UK first for Leeds researchers in new scanning study for arthritis

UK first for Leeds researchers in new scanning study for arthritis

Leeds researchers are among the first in the country to use new state-of-the art imaging equipment in a bid to improve the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with a common form of inflammatory arthritis.

Published on 01 September 2008

Arthritis patients in new research to harness the power of the placebo effect

Arthritis patients in new research to harness the power of the placebo effect

People with arthritis are to take part in new research carried out at the University of Manchester to find out more about how the placebo effect works.

Published on 01 August 2008

Advances in pulmonary fibrosis research offer new treatment potential

Advances in pulmonary fibrosis research offer new treatment potential

Scientists at University College London have identified biochemical mechanisms responsible for the malfunction of lung tissue in pulmonary fibrosis, offering hope for new treatment possibilities.

Published on 01 August 2008

New research identifies new target for rheumatoid arthritis treatment

New research identifies new target for rheumatoid arthritis treatment

New research has identified a potentially important molecule in joint tissue that may hold the key to establishing much needed new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Published on 01 August 2008

New research aims to cut down increasing infection rates after joint replacement surgery

New research aims to cut down increasing infection rates after joint replacement surgery

New research aims to cut the increasing number of patients who suffer serious infections following joint replacement surgery.

Published on 01 August 2008

Edinburgh scientists in bid to prevent common bone disease – before development of symptoms

Edinburgh scientists in bid to prevent common bone disease – before development of symptoms

Scientists in Edinburgh have launched an exciting new genetics study aiming to find out if they can detect and treat a common bone disease many years before symptoms appear.

Published on 01 August 2008

Newcastle scientists in new research to develop rheumatoid arthritis vaccine

Newcastle scientists in new research to develop rheumatoid arthritis vaccine

Scientists in Newcastle are aiming to develop an exciting new vaccine which could suppress the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, using patients’ own blood cells.

Published on 01 August 2008

New blood test to detect loosening of artificial joints to be developed by Liverpool research team

New blood test to detect loosening of artificial joints to be developed by Liverpool research team

An orthopaedic research team in Liverpool are hoping to come up with a brand new way of detecting when joint replacements are about to come loose – the most common reason for an artificial joint to fail.

Published on 01 August 2008

New research identifies new target for rheumatoid arthritis treatment

New research identifies new target for rheumatoid arthritis treatment

New research has identified a potentially important molecule in joint tissue that may hold the key to establishing much needed new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Published on 01 July 2008

Researchers identify ways of protecting joint tissue in arthritis

Researchers identify ways of protecting joint tissue in arthritis

Aberdeen researchers have identified a novel factor that may protect joint tissue when it is under physical stress – which could offer new possibilities for effective treatment to limit joint damage in osteoarthritis (OA).

Published on 01 July 2008

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