Research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Arthritis Research Campaign has identified two genes implicated in the disease ankylosing spondylitis, a common disease primarily causing back pain and ...

A debilitating autoimmune condition silently attacks the spine and surrounding joints, causing inflammation that gradually transforms flexible vertebrae into rigid, fused bone. Ankylosing spondylitis ...

This week we are going to discuss another autoimmune condition following up on the autoimmune condition discussed last week of psoriatic arthritis. Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory condition ...

SEATTLE – An international team of researchers led by a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center geneticist has discovered two genes linked to a disabling form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis ...

U ntil recently, the treatments for ankylosing spondylitis — a chronic, inflammatory type of arthritis that primarily affects the spine — have lagged behind those of other forms of arthritis. Luckily, ...

In the era of Big Data, obtaining a huge amount of information is the easy part; knowing what to do with it is another story entirely. But now, researchers from Japan have reported that a new approach ...

Living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) brings its own set of challenges, especially when you think about starting a family. You might notice changes in your symptoms, energy levels, or even how your ...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that inflames joints of the spine and leaves your back stiff and painful. If nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) aren't enough to relieve your ...