Q&A: Are your feet trying to tell you something?
Your feet do more than get you from place to place—they're key to your overall health.
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Musculoskeletal Diseases: News and Research on Crystal Arthropathies
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Macrophages elicit separate pathways for inflammation and lysosomal function in diseases due to toxic particle exposure
Human exposure to toxic particles drives various diseases. Examples include gout, an acute arthritis driven by monosodium urate crystals, or MSUc; CPPD disease, another inflammatory joint disease driven by calcium pyrophosphate ...
Jun 23, 2025
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Machine learning finds combined biological and psychosocial data improve chronic pain prediction
Chronic pain conditions, long-lasting medical conditions characterized by persistent pain in specific areas of the body, are often difficult to diagnose and treat. Understanding the biological markers (i.e., genes and brain ...
Two genes linked to common inflammatory arthritis suggest new treatment options
In a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study (GWAS) researchers have discovered two genes, RNF144B and ENPP1, that cause calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease in Americans of European and African descent. ...
May 28, 2025
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A physical therapist's best advice on foot pain
For nurses, servers, construction workers, and many others, work means a lot of time on their feet. Repeated motions can lead to muscle, nerve, or tendon stress. A split-second equipment slip can outmatch steel-toed boots ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Gout flares often underreported in US adults with gout
Gout flares are commonly underreported among U.S. adults with gout, according to a study published in the January issue of ACR Open Rheumatology.
Jan 14, 2025
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California expanded Medi-Cal to unauthorized residents: The results are mixed
California this year took the final step in opening Medi-Cal, its Medicaid program, to every eligible resident regardless of immigration status. It's a significant expansion for an already massive safety net program.
Nov 13, 2024
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Certain diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of kidney stones and gout
Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs to treat type 2 diabetes may also help to lower the risk of recurrent kidney stones and gout flare-ups, finds a study from Canada published by BMJ.
Nov 1, 2024
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Study finds genetics, not lifestyle, is a major cause of gout
A major international study has found that gout is a chronic illness in which genetics is a major cause, rather than the lifestyle choices of the sufferer.
Oct 15, 2024
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Urate transporter structures reveal the mechanism behind important drug target for gout
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have used cryo-electron microscopy to generate ten structures of URAT1, a protein linked to gout. Gout is a type of arthritis caused by excess urate levels, a byproduct ...
Sep 9, 2024
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