by University of Michigan Data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging about joint pain impacts on older adults. Credit: University of Michigan Popping a pill may bring short-term relief for arthritis-related joint pain, but many older adults may not realize that what they swallow could raise their risk of other health problems, or that other...
This new study sets the stage for improved treatments for bone diseases and injuries, and demonstrates a valuable new research tool. Cartilage is a fascinating substance. It coats the ends of our bones, allowing them to glide by one another at joints like our elbows and our knees. The surface it creates is about five...
JANUARY 17, 2022 by Cristy Lytal, University of Southern California Fig. 1: STAT3 regulates anabolic genes in human fetal chondrocytes and body size in mice. a Altered gene expression in human fetal chondrocytes after knockdown of STAT3 by shRNA in vitro as determined by bulk RNA-Seq and GO analysis; n = 3. Postnatal deletion of Stat3 in chondrocytes...
Research team discovers alternate pathway by which MSU crystals trigger inflammation WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SPOKANE, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane and elsewhere have identified a new therapeutic target for the treatment of gout, a common type of arthritis that causes episodes of painful and stiff joints. Published in the journal...
by Imperial College London The once-rare ‘fabella’ bone has made a dramatic resurgence in human knees, but who’s likely to have a fabella or two—and why? Led by Dr. Michael Berthaume at Imperial College London, a new meta-analysis has found that the mystery knee bone is more common in older people, more often found in men than women, and in people in Asia....
(HealthDay)—Of patients diagnosed with osteoporosis who have a history of hip fracture, only 14 percent are receiving appropriate calcium and vitamin D supplementation, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from March 12 to 16 in Las Vegas. Evan D. Nigh, of the University of...
In a recent series of experiments, scientists found that a specific antioxidant helps prevent the damage that osteoarthritis causes to cartilage. This may also have applications for bone and brain disorders. Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis type, causing pain and stiffness in the joints as cartilage steadily breaks down. Osteoarthritis commonly affects knee joints....
