How we spend your donations
Your donations to Arthritis Research UK support vital research
programmes that provide answers about the causes of arthritis and result in better
treatment for arthritis sufferers. Our longer-term research
programmes aim to find a cure for all the many forms of arthritis
and musculoskeletal conditions, including osteoarthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and arthritis in children.
Put simply your money helps us towards achieving our vision of a
future free from arthritis.
Turning research into answers...
Our Research Committee considers around 400 applications for
funding every year. Each application is assessed against our
research strategy to ensure that money is being used to provide
answers today and tomorrow in the most effective way.
Awards can be made for up to five years and progress is
expertly monitored by the Research Committee. Recent grants
awarded by Arthritis Research UK include:
- Developing anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis beyond
existing treatments
- Identifying the genes linked to the disease in patients with
osteoarthritis
- Developing longer-lasting and durable prostheses, and
researching the causes, effects and treatments of infections in
joint replacements
- Improving the treatment of brittle bone disease in
children
- Developing tissue engineering techniques in osteoarthritis by
using patients' own cartilage
- Looking at ways of better targeting drug treatment in arthritis
in children and teenagers
- Examing the role of therapies such as acupuncture and yoga on
osteoarthritis and back pain.
For more detailed information on how Arthritis Research UK
spends your money please read about some of the grants we're
funding.