Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Rheumatoid arthritis is the UK’s second most common arthritis. It causes joint pain and inflammation. Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment.
Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis causes painful joint inflammation and is often linked with the skin condition psoriasis. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments.
Everyday tips for living with arthritis
There are many ways to maintain a good quality of life when living with arthritis. Here’s our top tips and hacks to help make daily tasks a little easier.
Rheumatoid arthritis - Controlling inflammatory cells in rheumatoid arthritis
Learn about our research into how IRF5, a molecule that causes inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, is controlled and identifying how it might be blocked.
Rheumatoid arthritis - Developing predictive and preventative approaches to rheumatoid arthritis
Learn about our research into predicting and preventing rheumatoid arthritis - from the views of patients, relatives, carers, and healthcare professionals.
Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating DNA changes to uncover rheumatoid arthritis risk
Learn about our research which aims to identify how genetic changes might increase the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis - leading to better treatments.
Rheumatoid arthritis - Designing a method for delivering drugs directly to the joint in rheumatoid arthritis
Learn more about our research into investigating a new method of drug delivery to observe its long term effects on the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis - A new way to switch off unwanted inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
Read more about our research into neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) and a new way of switching off unwanted inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis.
Your questions on osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
Read our professional answers to your questions about osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, including queries about a fear of falling and pain management.
Rheumatoid arthritis - Using genetics to find novel drug targets for rheumatoid arthritis
Learn about our research which aims to understand how DNA changes affect genes and cause rheumatoid arthritis, using new methods where previous studies failed.
Motherhood and life with rheumatoid arthritis: Jessica’s story
Jessica shares her experiences of raising two young children while living with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.
“I want to change the misconceptions about rheumatoid arthritis.”
Sarah, 38, lives with rheumatoid arthritis and here she shares her rollercoaster journey to adapt her life since diagnosis.
The reality of living with rheumatoid arthritis – Matilda's story
Matilda was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was 23, after experiencing symptoms for three years.
Rheumatoid arthritis - UK Research in Musculoskeletal Epidemiology
Learn about our Special Strategic Award at the University of Manchester for UK Research in Musculoskeletal Epidemiology (RIME) and rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis - Developing new antibody-based treatments
Learn about our research into a new rheumatoid arthritis treatment based on antibodies that block the pro-inflammatory activity of a protein called tenascin-C.