Close to home: NIH researcher and alopecia patient seeks a cure
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Blocking enzyme inhibits arthritis progression in mice
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NIAMS, NIH Seek to Better Understand Arthritis in Native American Communities
The recent observance in May of National Arthritis Awareness Month offered us a chance to reflect on a sizable component of the NIAMS mission area. Arthritis impacts the lives of nearly 60 million Americans. However, a recent conversation with David Wilson, Ph.D., director of NIH’s Tribal Health Research Office, reminded me that arthritis hits some communities harder than others.
Recharging cartilage after knee damage
https://www.niams.nih.gov/recharging-cartilage-after-knee-damage
NIBIB-funded researchers are developing an implantable, biodegradable film that helps to regenerate the native cartilage at the site of damage. Their study, performed in rabbits, could be an initial, important step in the establishment of a new treatment for this common condition, osteoarthritis.
FDA Approves First Systemic Treatment for Alopecia Areata
https://www.niams.nih.gov/fda-approves-first-systemic-treatment-alopecia-areata
The FDA approved Olumiant (baricitinib) oral tablets to treat adult patients with severe alopecia areata. The action marks the first FDA approval of a systemic treatment (i.e. treats the entire body rather than a specific location) for alopecia areata.