Arthritis Research
Research into the underlying causes of arthritis has been a high priority of the Arthritis Foundation over the past six decades. During that time, the organization has funded more than $450 million in research grants to over 2,600 scientists, resulting in better diagnostic tools, a greater understanding of the genetics involved in disease development, and the discovery of new treatments.
Through a rigorous peer review process, the Arthritis Foundation funds only the best, most promising research proposals, especially enterprising new ideas that could lead to the miracle drugs of the future and ultimately to a cure of arthritis. In the last two decades, Foundation-supported research has significantly advanced the way arthritis is treated, and has given people living with the disease a better quality of life. Today, the Foundation is funding two new patient registries, AIR and TETRAD, to help control symptoms and advance the search for a cure by analyzing and correlating biological data.
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