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Scientists urge earlier diagnosis and treatment of psoriatic arthritis to prevent permanent damage

Delays in diagnosing and treating psoriatic arthritis—a common inflammatory disorder affecting around 200,000 people in the U.K.—are causing irreparable damage to people's health. This damage could be avoided by catching ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Flexible hydrogel could improve drug delivery for post-traumatic osteoarthritis treatment

Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a condition that affects joints after an injury. Current treatments focus on relieving symptoms, but do not prevent or stop the progression of the condition. Although emerging therapies ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

How might ACL surgery increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis?

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the kind of surgery often performed on athletes' knees, may develop early-onset knee osteoarthritis. A new study in the Journal of Orthopaedic ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Overactive bladder positively associated with arthritis

Overactive bladder (OAB) is associated with arthritis, with a positive association seen after adjustment for all covariates, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in Scientific Reports.

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Novel biomarker for rheumatoid arthritis revealed

Researchers have developed a novel analytical method for tracking disease progression in patients that shows great potential for health care implementation.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Rheumatoid arthritis tied to cognitive decline in dementia

A new Swedish study has, for the first time, shown a link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cognitive decline in dementia patients. The study, published in the journal Neurology, emphasizes the importance of careful monitoring ...

Genetics

Study unveils 13 genes that increase the risk of osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which cartilage—the protective cushioning between the joints—gradually breaks down. The progressive joint disease, which affects more than 32 million people in the United States, ...

Cardiology

Early rheumatoid arthritis tied to hypertension

Patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high incidence of prevalent and incident hypertension, according to a study published online in the August issue of Rheumatology: Advances in Practice.

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Study finds 41% of people have 'creaky knees'

La Trobe researchers have discovered that almost half the population has "creaky knees" in a study investigating how common the problem is and what it means for the health of our knees.

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Study shows AFL players' hip issues begin in early career

Researchers from La Trobe University studied 58 pain-free male Australian Football League (AFL) draftees, finding that nearly half showed hip joint changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and 20% had a particular hip ...