Honestly, my entire pregnancy all my symptoms disappeared. For 8 full months, no issues. Its been known that pregnancy can take away symptoms of multiple auto immune disorders. Perhaps the hormones need to be studied and duplicated.

There were two reasons I began my own search for wellness. 1. My RA medications caused me to get skin cancer the summer after I began taking them and not ever going out into the sunshine was not an option for me. 2. I cannot afford to go to the doctor as often as I had been. I've got six autoimmune diseases. I was on 12 medications. I decided I'd had enough because I was only getting worse and spending all of our income on doctor visits and tests. I still owe on some of those tests done years ago. I've had to change my diet drastically four different times in the last four years, but I've finally found something that works. It's hard. I'm not cured. BUT I'm down to only one medication and that's naturally desiccated thyroid for my hypothyroidism. I no longer need medications for RA. I know it's hard to believe, but it is possible for each of us to study up on this and try our own elimination diets. It takes work and time but I can tell you I feel better and I don't see doctors very often now. I'm not sharing this to make money or because I have some other agenda. I share with y'all because I hate for anyone to be in pain. I KNOW what is like. I've been there. My doctors didn't help me. I see a naturopath now, and not very often. I rarely flare, but even if I just have a little stiffness I can water fast for a day or two and arrest the pain completely. This disease and others begin in the gut. Read about autoimmune paleo diet. It works!!! Doctors will be out of a job if they give us a cure. And Big Pharma won't make any money.

Yes there are many Dr's, scientists, pharmaceutical companies and independent 's that are and have been working on finding a universal medication for RA, and have been for years. Everyone has it partial right.
Yes it is a auto-immune dis-ease. The problem of why there isn't "a cure" is because everybody 's system is different. So far an individual "gene"has not been found that those working on RA can isolate. For instance, Aids is also an auto-immune disease,
However, Aids is a virus that locked onto a gene (that was susceptible,,, not everyone that had contact with an aids victim contacted the disease) infected and altered it and as such once they located the gene the virus clung to a cure was found. It took years because again, once the virus was introduced, it morphed quickly.
Again RA has no gene, it is not a virus.
The right supplements, vitamins, medications, herbs etc work on some individuals but not all. Why,,, again we all have different genes, and metabolism's. Cherry's and broccoli work great,, for some, supplements work great for some, meds work great for some.
Scandinavian countries have low number of RA patients... Why, they ingest huge quantities of fish /Omega. Greek descents live on the water but have a high rate of RA sufferers.... Fish oil, omega products overall does nothing for the Greeks.
How do I know that research is being conducted? I have been a tester (and am currently in a blind for a new medication) and have been participating since the early 80's.
Everything in moderation is the best way to go about what ever we do.
As a whole" we" all choose to over indulge in many things. And that over indulgence is not helping us.
As like anything we ingest in our body's, (drugs, some speciality foods, vitamins and supplements etc ) you need to check with a medically qualified primary Dr or licensed Holistic Dr to check for possible interactions to medicine you are currently taking before ingesting, for your own safety. Many people are fortunate and have found a cocktail of supplements, vitamins etc that work for them and that's fantastic. But don't assume that it will work for you as well. It might but it might not.
I took solid Gold shots for over 12 years worked beyond fantastic.... Two other people in the same office another woman and a man were also taking gold shots I watched the woman go into shock 4 minutes after her shot. She luckily made it. It scared me, but I didn't stop my shots!!!
Many items are out there on the market and they may work for you!!!
Make sure you know what you are taking. Read, research talk to your Dr.
Be smart be safe. Moderate.

I think the cure lies in gut health after all I've read...

I have had RA for many years. I have long suspected that everyone is different and the disease is so complicated that there is no single cure. What works for me might not work for you and vice versa. I'm constantly looking at my lifestyle to see what else I can do to manage my RA. But I've also accepted that I need to depend on my Rheumatologist as well for drugs and advice. I'm living healthier than I did before arthritis took over my life. And yet, I still have arthritis. I hope each of us finds the mix of remedies that will cure us! Prayers and hugs!