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Updates on Research

Research Update Summer 2010: Learn about new approaches to osteoarthritis, the Arthritis Internet Registry, and other research news. Learn more.

Funding Opportunities for Researchers: The Arthritis Foundation is pleased to announce an RFA for new research and training grants.

Moving Toward Cures for RA, OA, and JA : Learn about  The Top Ten Arthritis Research Advances of 2009.  The advances chosen have the potential to bring about significant changes in arthritis treatment and have the greatest impact on improving the lives of people with arthritis and related diseases.

Knee Replacements Not Harmed by Most Sports: A new study suggests high-impact activities don't contribute to the early failure of knee implants. Doctors have long recommended that knee replacement patients avoid sports like football, soccer, aerobics, jogging, baseball and basketball because it was thought that high-impact activities might contribute to the early failure of artificial joints, leading to the need for a second surgery. Read more.

Meet  Arthritis Foundation researchers.

Research holds the key to tomorrow’s advances in preventing, controlling and curing arthritis and provides hope for a future free of arthritis pain for the 46 million men, women and children with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

Grant Information

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Program Highlights

Read an overview of our research program as well as highlights of our accomplishments.
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Researcher Spotlight

Meet some of our funded scientists. Learn about their lives inside and outside the lab.
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