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Humans' 'inner salamander' capacity could regrow cartilage
Humans have the ability to regrow cartilage, a new study has found.
Oct 18, 2019
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Updated rheumatoid arthritis treatment recommendations
Since their first publication in 2010, the EULAR recommendations for the use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic treatments (DMARDs) in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have become a most important publication in the ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Hope for patients with rare Sjögren's syndrome
A new study has shed light on a debilitating autoimmune condition by identifying a number of subtypes of the disease which could lead to personalised treatment for patients.
Oct 29, 2019
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Medications
Common drug can improve hand osteoarthritis symptoms, finds study
Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a Monash University and Alfred Health-led study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no effective treatment.
Oct 13, 2023
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Research identifies protein that protects healthy joints from osteoarthritis
A previously unstudied protein in the framework of osteoarthritis may be critical in the prevention of the disease, according to groundbreaking new research published in the journal Science Advances, which included work by ...
Aug 7, 2023
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New breakthrough in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
People with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) could soon benefit from a new drug treatment that not only suppresses inflammation but also significantly reduces patient reported pain scores. Otilimab is a monoclonal antibody, biologic ...
Nov 25, 2020
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3-D bioprinting constructs for cartilage regeneration
Cartilage injury is a common cause of joint dysfunction and existing joint prostheses cannot remodel with host joint tissue. However, it is challenging to develop large-scale biomimetic anisotropic constructs that structurally ...
Medications
Caterpillars could hold the secret to new treatment for osteoarthritis
A substance from a fungus that infects caterpillars could offer new treatment hope for sufferers of osteoarthritis according to new research.
Mar 19, 2019
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Diabetes
Metformin use significantly reduces risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes
Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that usually causes joint pain and can be severe enough to require knee and hip replacements. In the United States, the number of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis—despite recommendations against their use
For Medicare beneficiaries with knee osteoarthritis, the use of hyaluronic acid (HA) injections has increased in recent years, despite clinical guidelines recommending against the use of this treatment, reports a study in The ...
Dec 14, 2021
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