Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, painful joint disease and a leading cause of disability. Despite its prevalence, therapies for osteoarthritis are limited and focus on symptom management. Now, researchers are combining genetic ...
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Neck and back pain could be caused by changes in gene activity that trigger the breakdown of the spine's natural shock absorbers, new research suggests.
Aug 6, 2026
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Researchers at the Department of Women's and Children's Health have used a novel technique to map which genes are active in different regions of the skeleton's growth plates. The findings offer new clues about how the body ...
Aug 5, 2026
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In January this year, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators, led by pathologist Aaron W. James, MD, Ph.D., discovered that sensory neurons in skeletal tissue are constantly sensing their environment and quickly respond ...
Aug 5, 2026
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Neck and low back pain affect millions worldwide and are a leading cause of disability. Degeneration of the disks that cushion the spine is a leading cause. Current treatments can relieve symptoms but do little to slow the ...
Aug 4, 2026
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Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are among the most severe injuries a competitive athlete can face. The ACL is crucial for maintaining both stability and function in the knee joint. Each year, between 100,000 ...
Aug 4, 2026
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Researchers have demonstrated that AI tools could play an important part in developing simpler, lower-cost technologies for monitoring foot health, particularly in settings where access to specialized equipment may be limited. ...
Aug 4, 2026
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When it comes to maintaining healthy bones, how intensely we exercise may matter more than how much we exercise, according to researchers at Semmelweis University. Their study, published in Sports Medicine – Open, found that ...
Aug 4, 2026
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New research by UCLA Health has found GLP-1 medications may reduce the risk of serious fractures for adults with type 2 diabetes.
Aug 4, 2026
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Teeth and bones are among the hardest structures in the human body, but certain inherited conditions can rob them of that strength. One of them is hypophosphatasia (HPP), a rare, lifelong genetic bone disorder that disrupts ...
