Posts Tagged ‘arthritis’
Arthritis risk higher in poor neighborhoods
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — People living in poor neighborhoods are 42 percent more at risk of getting arthritis than those that live in affluent areas, new research shows. Continue…
Friday, February 3, 2012 12:48 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 28, 2011 10:53 - 0 Comments
How to build a better hip: Graphite
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Graphite may be the key to designing new materials for hip implants that last longer and are less susceptible to wear and tear. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 7, 2011 10:57 - 3 Comments
False alarm can spark autoimmune disease
CORNELL (US) — An unchecked signaling mechanism could be the reason the immune system sometimes goes off track to attack the body’s own cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 6, 2011 16:40 - 1 Comment
Sunburn relief may ease chronic pain
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Discovery of a molecule that controls sensitivity to pain from UV rays may lead to medicines that cool a sunburn’s sting and control other inflammatory conditions like arthritis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2011 13:51 - 2 Comments
To walk faster, keep achy knees active
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Pain and stiffness in the knees caused by arthritis can make crossing a busy street daunting, but a new study shows physical activity improves walking speed. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 3, 2011 11:32 - 1 Comment
Skin cancer protection in a pill
U. ROCHESTER (US) —A drug widely used to treat arthritis offers better protection from non-melanoma skin cancers than sunscreen, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 29, 2010 12:22 - 7 Comments
Homeopathic talks ease arthritis pain
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — When combined with conventional treatment, homeopathy can significantly reduce the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2010 11:50 - 0 Comments
Hotspots map psoriasis treatment
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Four new DNA “hotspots” may help guide new treatments for psoriasis, one of the most common autoimmune diseases in the U.S. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2010 14:03 - 0 Comments
Arthritis med’s link to heart attacks revealed
UC DAVIS (US)—Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism that explains why long-term, high-dosage use of the well-known arthritis pain medication, Vioxx, has led to heart attacks and strokes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2010 15:37 - 0 Comments
HIV, aging combine to break down bone
EMORY (US)—Although individuals who are HIV-positive can now expect to live longer because of the availability of anti-retroviral drugs, the combination of aging and HIV appears to have a destructive impact on bone health. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2010 12:10 - 0 Comments
Do wrist fractures hasten disability in women?
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Wrist fractures, the most common upper extremity fractures in older adults, may play a role in the development of disability, particularly in women, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 2, 2010 11:02 - 0 Comments
Keeping skeletal stem cells ‘forever’ young
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Scientists seeking new ways to fight maladies ranging from arthritis and osteoporosis to broken bones that won’t heal, have cleared a formidable hurdle, pinpointing and controlling a key molecular player to keep stem cells in a sort of extended infancy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 20, 2009 17:01 - 2 Comments
Mummy’s curse: hardened arteries
UC IRVINE (US)—Hardening of the arteries has been detected in both male and female Egyptian mummies as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that factors causing heart attacks and strokes are not solely byproducts of modern times. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 13, 2009 13:57 - 0 Comments
‘Superman’ B-cells bash MS in mice
“It’s easy to collect B-cells from a patient. It’s just like donating blood. We purify them in the lab, treat them with GIFT15 in a petri dish, and give them back to the patient,” says study leader Jacques Galipeau. “That’s what we did in mice, and that’s what we believe we could do in people. It would be very easy to take the next step; it’s just a question of finding the financial resources and partnerships to make this a reality.” (Credit: Claudio Calligaris/McGill University)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2009 11:56 - 1 Comment
Nanocapusles may deliver drugs without side effects
This image shows a microtube surface coated with nanocapsules containing a small-interfering RNA (which glows red under a fluorescent microscope). The capsules were targeted to specific circulating cells. (Credit: Zhong Huang/Cornell University)
Health & Medicine - May 1, 2009 11:13 - 0 Comments
To get fit—and stay fit—get a dog
CORNELL (US)—Can dogs help their owners lose weight—and keep it off? That’s the question researchers at Cornell University hope to answer during a 12-week pilot study. (more…)
