Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 25: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) might quietly develop years before any joint pain appears, according to a groundbreaking study published in Science Translational Medicine. Researchers found that the immune system starts attacking the body long before the classic symptoms of swollen or stiff joints emerge.

The study focused on people at high risk for RA who already carried specific antibodies in their blood. Even without pain, their immune systems showed warning signs. Scientists observed abnormal behaviour in B cells and T cells, widespread inflammation, and epigenetic changes that “programmed” immune cells to be aggressive. Blood cells even began to resemble those seen in inflamed joints, suggesting that RA is active beneath the surface

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