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Obesity contributes to rapid cartilage loss

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.


Greater quadriceps strength may benefit those with knee osteoarthritis

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studies on the influence of quadriceps strength on knee osteoarthritis (OA), one of the leading causes of disability among the elderly, have shown conflicting results. In some studies, decreased quadriceps strength is associated ...





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Scientists find cause of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis

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created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1

The scientists describe their work in this week's Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the study, the team shows how the loss of the protein HMGB2, found in the surface layer of joint ...


Researchers work toward ending cartilage loss

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created Jun 03, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Scientists have long wrestled with how to aid those who suffer cartilage damage and loss. One popular way is to inject an artificial gel that can imitate cartilage's natural ability to act as the body's shock absorber. But ...


Getting better visualization of joint cartilage through cationic CT contrast agents

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In its quest to find new strategies to treat osteoarthritis and other diseases, a Boston University-led research team has reported finding a new computer tomography contrast agent for visualizing the special distributions ...


Hormone promises to keep joint injuries from causing long-term osteoarthritis

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created Sep 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

An existing osteoporosis drug is the first ever found to prevent cartilage loss from osteoarthritis following injury to a joint, and may also regenerate some cartilage that has been lost to osteoarthritis, according to an ...


Diabetes weakens your bones

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created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current research suggests that the inflammatory molecule TNF-α may contribute to delayed bone fracture healing in diabetics. The related report by Alblowi et al, "High Levels of TNF-α Contribute to Accelerated ...


New test to diagnose osteoarthritis early

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created Aug 20, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A newly developed medical imaging technology may provide doctors with a long-awaited test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA), scientists from New York reported today at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical ...


Protein level may serve as predictor of severe osteoarthritis

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint disorder throughout the world and a leading cause of disability, is characterized by pain, impaired joint mobility, reduction of muscular strength and loss of joint function. Unlike ...


Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients

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created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis ...


How embryo movement stimulates joint formation

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study uncovers a molecular mechanism that explains why joints fail to develop in embryos with paralyzed limbs. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Developmental Cell, answers a long ...


What's been causing your knee to ache? Smurfs!

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created Oct 18, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new clinical trial seeks to predict who is most likely to experience osteoarthritis, and to test whether an experimental treatment can prevent it altogether. Physicians are setting their sights on people who sustain a knee ...



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