New funding for specialist arthritis research centres

Arthritis Research UK has announced new funding for three of its flagship research centres. Since launching in 2012, the centres, which specialise in adolescent rheumatology and osteoarthritis, have already laid the foundation for clinical advances. The new funding will run for five years and will help the researchers continue to explore how arthritis develops and potential ways to treat and prevent the condition.Arthritis Research UK supports exceptional research that aims to prevent the onset of arthritis, develop a cure for arthritis and transform the lives people living with the condition. As part of this, the charity funds 13 flagship research centres across the UK, focusing on a range of arthritis issues. The centres act as hubs, bringing together experts and resources needed to target areas that will deliver significant patient benefit.The Arthritis Research UK Centre for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis will use its new funding to take forward key discoveries and determine whether they can be developed as potential new treatments for the 8 million people living with the condition in the UK.In its first five years, the centre has identified a number of cellular pathways that control breakdown of joint tissues in disease as well as pathways that promote repair of the cartilage. The team are now checking that these pathways are relevant to human disease and are exploring the best ways to target them. Other innovations include understanding how pain arises in the osteoart...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news