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August 20, 2019August 20, 2019

Power Doppler Ultrasound Not Suitable to Detect TMJ Inflammation in JIA Patients, Study Finds

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Ultrasound imaging with power Doppler ultrasound is not a useful method to detect active arthritis in the joints that connect jawbones to the skull in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), ... Read more

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

Osteoporosis Medicine May Help Ease Bone Loss in Children Using Steroids to Treat Arthritis

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Preventive use of risedronate can help to reduce bone loss and, possibly, the risk of bone fractures in children and teenagers taking steroids to control their rheumatic disease, a clinical trial ... Read more

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Developing Lung Disease in SJIA

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Children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and severe, chronic lung disease have distinctive clinical and immunological changes that are not yet fully characterized, researchers have found. The study, “Systemic Juvenile ... Read more

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

Tocilizumab Effective for Resistant pJIA in Real-life Setting, Study Reports

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Therapy with Actemra (tocilizumab) yields high survival rates in patients with hard-to-treat polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), and enables many patients to reach low disease activity, a real-world study in ... Read more

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Relatively Prevalent Among School-Aged Children in Brazil, Study Finds

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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is relatively prevalent among school-aged children in Brazil, affecting 196 children for every 100.000, a population-based study reveals. The study, “Prevalence of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in schoolchildren ... Read more

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

Children Who Share Decision-making with Their Doctors Improve Their Treatment, Quality of Life, School Attendance, Study Says

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Engaging children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in shared decision-making with their doctors helps them better understand their disease and enhances their ability to make informed decisions. It can also lead ... Read more

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

Levels of Chemokines CXCL8, CXCL10 May Help Predict Risk for JIA, RA, Study Suggests

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Blood levels of chemokines CXCL8 and CXCL10 — two signalling molecules— may help predict risk for juvenile idiopathic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study in a group of ... Read more

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

Most Children With JIA Participate in School, but Disease Severity Can Affect Attendance, Study Says

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Most children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis participate fully in school and physical education, a new study shows, but for some with more severe disease, such participation can be limited, so ... Read more

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019

Study Examines TNFi-induced Psoriasis In People with JIA

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A new study reveals the prevalence of psoriasis induced by tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors (TNFi) in people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The study also suggests that stopping TNFi ... Read more

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

Genetic Mutations in GATA3 May Cause JIA, Case Report Finds

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Genetic mutations in GATA3 — a transcription factor that plays an important role in immune cell development and differentiation — may be one of the underlying causes of juvenile idiopathic ... Read more