National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

NIAMS’ Kristy Nicks will be joining Lyndon Joseph from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and Keri Lipperini from the Administration for Community Living to discuss falls prevention and bone health in older adults. The event will discuss the importance of preventing falls, common causes, bone health, and the latest research. Premiering on YouTube Thursday, October 10 at 1:00pm ET. Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/dqQCi-HN

“When patients with limited English proficiency have access to clear and understandable health information, they are empowered to make informed decisions about their health, leading to better outcomes and improved well-being. NIH is committed to providing clear and accessible health and science information so that everyone can benefit from it.”- Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, NIH Director. During this Health Literacy Month, learn how NIH is working to produce information that is actionable and culturally competent. https://bit.ly/3TVdj6R #HealthLiteracyNIH #HealthLiteracyMonth #LanguageAccess #LEP

The HEAL KIDS: Chronic Pain Program is still accepting applications through November 8, 2024! This funding opportunity seeks applications to conduct interdisciplinary team-based research projects that combine clinical research, novel/cutting-edge technologies, and measurement science to help improve our understanding of primary and secondary chronic pain conditions in children and adolescents.?Read the announcement: https://go.nih.gov/oU9I1mg

Congratulations to the following NIAMS scientists for receiving NIH’s Office of Autoimmune Disease Research Intramural Research Awards: Robert A. Colbert, M.D., Ph.D., and Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., Ph.D.: Identification of Pathogenic CD8+ T Cell Responses in Human Leukocyte Antigen-B27 Positive (HLA-B27+) Axial SpA Keisuke (Chris) Nagao, M.D., Ph.D. Exploring Mechanisms That Underlie Autoimmune Disease Development in Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome These awards support high-priority autoimmune disease research occurring within NIH. Learn more about the awardees and their compelling work: https://go.nih.gov/GuavlKg #NIAMSIntramural

Paul Hunter Plotz (1937–2024): renaissance rheumatologist, human rights advocate and mensch: a new article celebrates his life and accomplishments. Read it here in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ??: https://lnkd.in/eDMGaPpB #NIAMSIntramural (1st photo courtesy of Rhoda Baer)

Although 18-year-old MinFen Lydia Foreman loves food—everything from dumplings and pho to fried chicken—she has to be extra careful with each bite. “Sometimes little pieces of teeth can break off,” said Foreman. “I can’t really eat hard foods.” Snacks like nuts, hard candies, and bowls of popcorn with half-popped kernels are off her menu. Foreman was born with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a rare genetic disorder commonly known as brittle bone disease. Because OI disrupts collagen production, which is crucial for building strong bones and teeth, Foreman is smaller than most teenagers, and her bones break easily. For the past year, Foreman has been part of an international multicenter clinical trial funded by NIH that is testing the effectiveness of FDA-approved clear plastic aligners to improve dental function in patients with OI. Read more from NIH: https://lnkd.in/ejy_BEnV

New R15 funding opportunity for a Pain Research Enhancement Program! The opportunity aims to support basic and mechanistic pain research, promote integrated, interdisciplinary research partnerships, and enhance the pain research environment through active engagement of students in pain research. The program will support research at eligible undergraduate-serving institutions, health professional schools, or graduate schools, in partnership with other U.S. domestic research institutions. The first receipt date is November 19, 2024. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gitcuFvV #NIHPainProgress

The NIAMS Advisory Council met last week in a hybrid setting to discuss evidence-based health care, community engagement, and more. Thank you to our guest speakers: Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, NIH Director, Dr. Shannon Zenk, NINR Director, Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director, NIMHD, and Dr. Karriem Watson, Chief, Community Engagement, NIH “All of Us” Research Program. Pictured: Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and NIAMS Director Dr. Lindsey Criswell along with in-person Advisory Council members and NIAMS staff.

#NIAMSfunded researchers developed a machine learning tool that can identify rheumatoid arthritis subtypes. Read the full paper in #OpenAccess via Nature Communications: https://lnkd.in/g_E6y2Qs

Dr. Massimo Gadina, NIAMS Director of Translational Research, will be speaking at the EADV Congress in Amsterdam on September 28. In his plenary lecture, he will review the most recent findings related to JAK inhibitors’ mechanism of action focusing on the issue of selectivity, side effects and toxicity, and explore the challenges this relatively new class of drug is still facing. #NIAMSIntramural European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology