New hope of arthritis cure

London - British scientists may have discovered a cure for arthritis

London - British scientists may have discovered a cure for arthritis. A research team from University College London has identified drugs that improve the debilitating condition after a single treatment.

They will announce the breakthrough at an international scientific conference today. The cure, the Sunday Telegraph reports, focuses on the way the body's defences mistakenly attack healthy joints when rheumatoid arthritis strikes.

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