News tagged with knuckle joints

Surgery in patients with RA is often 'too little, too late'

A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Markerless motion capture offers a new angle on tennis injuries

A new approach to motion capture technology is offering fresh insights into tennis injuries – and orthopedic injuries in general.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blame backbone fractures on evolution, not osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is blamed for backbone fractures. The real culprit could well be our own vertebrae, which evolved to absorb the pounding of upright walking, researchers at Case Western Reserve University say.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

To an asteroid, and beyond

The asteroid 1999 RQ36 may not be a household name, but astronomers predict that in less than 200 years, it may make an unforgettable impact. According to radar and optical observations, the space rock, measuring ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hand study reveals brain's distorted body model

Our brains contain a highly distorted model of our own bodies, according to new research by scientists at UCL (University College London). A study published today, which focussed on the brain's representation ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Bipedal humans came down from the trees, not up from the ground (w/ Video)

A detailed examination of the wrist bones of several primate species challenges the notion that humans evolved their two-legged upright walking style from a knuckle-walking ancestor.

Biology / Evolution

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 9

Gene therapy demonstrates benefit in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers have reported the first clinical evidence that gene therapy reduces symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, an important milestone for this promising treatment which has endured a sometimes turbulent past. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI shows new types of injuries in young gymnasts

Adolescent gymnasts are developing a wide variety of arm, wrist and hand injuries that are beyond the scope of previously described gymnastic-related trauma, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Probing Question: Does cracking knuckles cause permanent damage?

Most people have cracked their knuckles more often than they're willing to admit. Against the steering wheel of the car. On the arm of an office chair, or right on the desk. People crack their knuckles mostly ...

Other Sciences /

created Apr 13, 2006 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (62) | comments 0

Self-monitoring cars to detect own faults

Discovery News has reported a major leap forward in automobile technology: future cars will be able to diagnose and monitor their faults. According to the report, the new technology will determine which parts are damaged ...

Electronics /

created Dec 05, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Bionic fiction becomes science fact

A highly dexterous, bio-inspired artificial hand and sensory system that could provide patients with active feeling, is being developed by a European project.

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created Nov 28, 2005 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (30) | comments 0


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