Erasmus Medical Center

Male patients diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis at or before peak reproductive age have a lower fertility rate, a higher childlessness rate, and more fertility issues, according to data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Neuropsychiatric and cognitive symptoms were common across the Alzheimer’s disease continuum but evolved differently during the course of the disease, according to results of a single-center observational study published in Neurology.

People at high genetic risk are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their lifetime, but maintaining normal weight may mitigate the increased risk, according to a study published in Diabetic Medicine.

Psoriasis is “mostly mild” in patients with psoriatic arthritis yet still impacts quality of life when measured using a dermatology-specific questionnaire, according to data published in Rheumatology.

A high human chorionic gonadotropin level in early pregnancy is associated with lower risk for developing gestational diabetes, with maternal free thyroxine level acting as an important mediator, according to data published in Thyroid.

Using subclinical synovitis, rather than clinical arthritis, to identify rheumatoid arthritis produces a high false-positive rate, with 44% to 89% never developing the disease, according to data published in Rheumatology.