A team at Imperial College London has, in fact, found a protein, called IRF5, that acts as a switch, telling immune system cells, called macrophages , to promote or stop inflammation , the Daily Express reported . “This is really exciting ,” lead researcher Irina Udalovasaid .
Rheumatoid arthritis is an incurable immune system disease where joints are swollen by inflammation. The body uses inflammation as a defence against infection and tissue damage, but too much is harmful .
Blocking the production of IRF5 could help in a range of diseases including RA, lupus and even MS , say the British scientists .
SOURCE: The Times of India
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Chronic Mum 
Teaching people how to control the production of IRF5 then should become the key, but no, instead a new toxic medication will be developed and no information given on how to potentially reduce the production of IRF5.
I live with RA, when I was diagnosed at age 40 I refused to believe I would need medication for the rest of my life and I don’t because I dug deeper than the doctors recommended and learned what triggered the flares for me.
When will doctors start doing what we expect, teaching us how to keep our bodies well without using harsh medications that cause such serious side effects as all the RA meds have to date.
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