Genetics
Genetic changes identified as key to childhood lupus
Australian and Chinese researchers have jointly discovered a genetic key to the development of the devastating autoimmune condition childhood lupus.
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News tagged with joint pain
Biomedical technology
Meditating with headband that tracks brain activity may improve surgical recovery in patients with Cushing's syndrome
Patients with Cushing's syndrome who are recovering from surgery and wear a headband that tracks brain activity while they meditate may have less pain and better physical functioning compared with patients not using the device, ...
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Pediatrics
Causes of stomach pain in kids
Many kids can get an occasional upset tummy, but what if your child's stomachaches are more persistent?
May 21, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study shows how the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with JLP Health and others, have identified how the tick-borne Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells. The results are published in Nature Microbiology ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Post-viral malaise': Why avoiding the term 'long-COVID' doesn't change anything for those affected
Queenslanders were recently asked to stop using the term "long COVID." Instead, Queensland's Chief Health Officer, Dr John Gerrard, suggested the condition affecting 3% of residents should be called "post-viral malaise," ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Genetics
Gene discovery offers new hope for people living with chronic skin disease
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis—a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes patients to develop red, scaly and itchy patches ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research case series presents food as medicine as a potential treatment for lupus and other autoimmune diseases
A new research case series published in Frontiers in Nutrition presents food as medicine as a potential treatment for autoimmune diseases, describing three patients with chronic autoimmune disease who showed remarkable improvement ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Health
Online wellness content: Three ways to tell evidence-based health information from pseudoscience
"I drink borax!" proclaims the smiling TikToker. Holding up a box of the laundry additive, she rhymes off a list of its supposed health benefits: "Balances testosterone and estrogen. It's a powerhouse anti-inflammatory…. ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Multiple organ attack and immune dysregulation: Study reveals how the chikungunya virus leads to death
The chikungunya virus, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and responsible for more than 900 deaths in Brazil since it arrived around ten years ago, is capable of spreading through the blood, reaching ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Children get arthritis too, with life-changing effects—but exercise can help
Arthritis is usually associated with older people, but kids can suffer too. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common type of arthritis in children. It affects about 1 in 1,000 kids under 16 in the UK (roughly ...
Feb 28, 2024
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