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The British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference 2026 (BSR 2026) brought together clinicians and researchers from across the UK and beyond to share the latest advances in rheumatology. The meeting featured a wide-ranging programme covering clinical practice,...

We are proud to share news of a groundbreaking discovery from our colleagues at Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL, recently featured on the GOSH website, as well as on the UCL website. The study provides crucial new insights into how mitochondrial dysfunction...

We are very excited to share with you what we have been up to so far, since our last Newsletter was released! Click on the link below to read the newsletter (August 2025) we recently published!...

The UK JDCBS (Juvenile Dermatomyositis Cohort and Biomarker Study) was well represented in the recent international JDM Consensus Conference on treat-to-target (T2T) strategies for Juvenile Dermatomyositis, held in Genoa in October 2024. The conference brought...

On September 5th, 2024, at the Institute of Child Health, UCL GOS, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of JDCBS. Established in 1999, this research study has now evolved into a national cohort study with 17 active centres, making it the largest of its kind for Juvenile...

Congratulations to Dr Meredyth Wilkinson for being awarded a very prestigious five-year Career Development Fellowship from Versus Arthritis! Her previous work identified potential drugs including anti-oxidants to stop the inflammation in juvenile dermatomyositis...

We are very excited to share with you some big and thrilling news! Click on the link below to read the newsletter we recently published!...

Pittsburgh, USA - The Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM) 2024, held from March 13-16, concluded with resounding success, highlighting advancements in the field of myositis research. Some of our own JDCBS leaders and very close JDCBS collaborators...

We are very excited to share with you what's new in the JDCBS. We are supporting some new research projects in JDM, as well as looking to build a core group of parents that can advice us on the research we do and how we can best support JDM. Click here to access the...