An affordable daily supplement could help boost brain function in people over 60, according to experts.
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People at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis could benefit from taking an existing medication prescribed for established cases of the condition. A clinical trial found the drug abatacept to be “effective in preventing the onset” of rheumatoid arthritis.
Researchers said their findings could be “promising news” for the health service as it works to keep up with an ageing population. Abatacept is currently prescribed to people who already have rheumatoid arthritis, but a team led by King’s College London set out to explore if it can prevent the disease in those deemed at risk.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term condition that causes painful swelling and stiffness in the joints. It is estimated that 450,000 adults in the UK have been diagnosed with the disease.
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The drug – administered in hospital through a drip or at home with weekly injections – works by targeting the cause of inflammation. Some 213 patients were recruited from 28 hospital-based early arthritis clinics in the UK and the Netherlands. They were all evaluated to be at risk of rheumatoid arthritis by researchers.
Of the total, 110 were given abatacept and the remainder assigned to a placebo group. The estimated proportion of patients remaining arthritis-free at 12 months was 92.8 per cent in the abatacept group and 69.2 per cent in the placebo group.
After two years, 27 (25 per cent) members of the abatacept group had progressed to rheumatoid arthritis compared to 38 (37 per cent) in the placebo group. Researchers have praised the positive results that show a drug already used on the NHS could have another use, if it passes further rounds of approval.
Professor Andrew Cope, of King’s
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