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Friday, July 28, 2006
New MRI technique may help knees
"A faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data-acquisition technique will cut the time many patients spend in a cramped magnetic resonance scanner, yet deliver more precise 3-D images of their bodies. Developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the faster technique will enable clinics to image more patients — particularly the burgeoning group of older adults with osteoarthritis-related knee problems — and can help researchers more rapidly assess new treatments for such conditions." - from University of Wisconsin
"A faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data-acquisition technique will cut the time many patients spend in a cramped magnetic resonance scanner, yet deliver more precise 3-D images of their bodies. Developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the faster technique will enable clinics to image more patients — particularly the burgeoning group of older adults with osteoarthritis-related knee problems — and can help researchers more rapidly assess new treatments for such conditions." - from University of Wisconsin
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Gene affects osteoarthritis
"While mutations in a gene called matrilin-3 have been linked with hand osteoarthritis and skeletal deformities in humans, researchers say the unmutated gene prevented the onset of osteoarthritis in adult mice, a new study has found. Matrilin-3 plays a role in early bone development, controls bone mineral density in adults, and prevents osteoarthritis later in life, according to researchers at Rhode Island Hospital." - from HealthDay
"While mutations in a gene called matrilin-3 have been linked with hand osteoarthritis and skeletal deformities in humans, researchers say the unmutated gene prevented the onset of osteoarthritis in adult mice, a new study has found. Matrilin-3 plays a role in early bone development, controls bone mineral density in adults, and prevents osteoarthritis later in life, according to researchers at Rhode Island Hospital." - from HealthDay
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
JRA treatment better than ever, study says
"Treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) has changed dramatically over the past 10 years and children with the disease are now in better shape than ever, researchers say. The study involved 960 children with the disease from 21 medical centers in the United States and Canada. Two groups of children were compared - one group was diagnosed between 1996 and 1999, and the other was diagnosed between 2001 and 2005." - from MARRTC
"Treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) has changed dramatically over the past 10 years and children with the disease are now in better shape than ever, researchers say. The study involved 960 children with the disease from 21 medical centers in the United States and Canada. Two groups of children were compared - one group was diagnosed between 1996 and 1999, and the other was diagnosed between 2001 and 2005." - from MARRTC
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Rheumatoid arthritis hinders sexual activity in 1 of 3
"Sex lives are negatively impacted by rheumatoid arthritis according to 1 in 3 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients surveyed for a study in Norway which was reported at EULAR (the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology)." - from arthritis.about.com
"Sex lives are negatively impacted by rheumatoid arthritis according to 1 in 3 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients surveyed for a study in Norway which was reported at EULAR (the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology)." - from arthritis.about.com
Monday, July 10, 2006
New study on RA and pregnancy offers clues
"During pregnancy, women with inflammatory arthritis usually experience disease improvement or even remission, while a disease flare regularly occurs within 3 to 4 months after delivery. A study featured in the July 2006 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/arthritis) sheds light on this widely reported yet little understood phenomenon." - from American College of Rheumatology
"During pregnancy, women with inflammatory arthritis usually experience disease improvement or even remission, while a disease flare regularly occurs within 3 to 4 months after delivery. A study featured in the July 2006 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/arthritis) sheds light on this widely reported yet little understood phenomenon." - from American College of Rheumatology
Monday, July 03, 2006
Bone marrow stem cells could help treatments
"New information about the role of bone marrow stem cells could lead to important advances in treating diseases like leukemia, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. Researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City, in collaboration with the University of Tokyo, Osaka University and Saga University of Japan, studied the purified bone marrow stem cells of laboratory mice. They discovered that these cells -- once thought to be essentially dormant -- can identify the presence of bacteria and viruses in the blood." - from HealthDay
"New information about the role of bone marrow stem cells could lead to important advances in treating diseases like leukemia, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. Researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City, in collaboration with the University of Tokyo, Osaka University and Saga University of Japan, studied the purified bone marrow stem cells of laboratory mice. They discovered that these cells -- once thought to be essentially dormant -- can identify the presence of bacteria and viruses in the blood." - from HealthDay
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