arthritis treatment

Better management more important than new drugs

harminka — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:11:54 -0600

Although there has been an increase in the number of new arthritis treatments in recent years, the best results will come from more effective use of the drugs we have.

Cartilage regeneration 20,000 Leagues Under Sea

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:28:23 -0500

Bioengineers at Rice University have discovered that intense pressure -- similar to what someone would experience more than a half-mile beneath the ocean's surface -- stimulates cartilage cells to grow new tissue with nearly all of the properties of natural cartilage. The new method, which requires no stem cells, may eventually provide relief for thousands of arthritis sufferers.

Probing mysteries of surprisingly tough hydrogel

harminka — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:40:35 -0500

Some 46 million people suffer from arthritis in the United States alone. The worst cases require painful surgeries to drill holes in and reinforce joints. Now researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are studying an unusually pliant yet strong synthetic cartilage replacement in hopes of providing arthritis victims with some relief.

Doctors should watch for depression in arthritis patients

harminka — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:53:43 -0600

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are twice as likely to experience depression but are unlikely to talk to a doctor about it, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Genetic connection between short stature and arthritis

harminka — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:33:32 -0600

Common genetic variants linked to arthritis may also play a role in human height, a new study shows.

Exercise program improves symptoms in arthritis patients

harminka — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:04:42 -0600

Patients with arthritis, the country’s leading cause of disability, tend to be less fit than their peers who don’t have this condition. Studies have shown, however, that they can safely participate in exercise programs to increase their fitness, strength and psychosocial status and that health providers recommend that arthritis patients participate in exercise.

Australian research could lead to arthritis cure

Dinka — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:02:24 -0500

An Australian genetic scientist has discovered two new genes that cause a form of arthritis that affects 22,000 Australians.

Rheumatologists Discover Two Genes Related to Disabling Form of Arthritis

harminka — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:36:28 -0500

Work done in part by researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has led to the discovery of two genes that cause ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory and potentially disabling disease. The findings are published in the Oct. 21 online edition of Nature Genetics, a journal that emphasizes research on the genetic basis for common and complex diseases.

Major genetic breakthrough for ankylosing spondylitis brings treatment hope

harminka — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:31:30 -0500

Research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Arthritis Research Campaign has identified two genes implicated in the disease ankylosing spondylitis, a common disease primarily causing back pain and progressive stiffness. The research, published online today in Nature Genetics, suggests that a treatment currently being trialled for Crohn's disease may also be applied to this disease.

Study reveals 2 genes linked to disabling arthritis

harminka — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:27:27 -0500

An international team of researchers led by a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center geneticist has discovered two genes linked to a disabling form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, a painful and progressive disease in which some or all of the spine’s vertebrae fuse together.

Researchers have developed model that mimics actual joints

harminka — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:22:07 -0500

It’s hard to think of scientists in laboratories working toward solutions for medical problems without mice or other laboratory animals, but animals’ roles in at least one major research laboratory may soon be minimal.

Medication 'may have killed' arthritis patient

Dinka — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:35:41 -0500

An inquest into the death of a 63-year-old Sydney woman has been told the medication she was prescribed for her arthritis may have been a factor in her death.