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.
Motherhood and life with rheumatoid arthritis: Jessica’s story
Jessica shares her experiences of raising two young children while living with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis
Arthritis causes pain and inflammation. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments of different types of arthritis.
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.
Sex, relationships and arthritis
Arthritis can affect sex and your relationships, this section looks at some of the common challenges and ways to manage them.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is inflammation of one or more of your joints. It first occurs before age 16. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment.
“Adjusting to life with psoriatic arthritis has been a journey”
Mum and blogger, Jamie Birch, was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. Here she shares how writing about her experiences has helped her learn to manage her family life.
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.