Triple contrast method for computed tomography diagnostics of cartilage injuries

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPost-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a joint disease associated with the gradual erosion of cartilage covering the ends of arti

Updated on: May 26,2024

Triple contrast method for computed tomography diagnostics of cartilage injuries

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPost-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a joint disease associated with the gradual erosion of cartilage covering the ends of arti

Updated on:May 26,2024

Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19 – why the worry?

by Alexander (Sasha) Poltorak,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost people are aware that testing for antibodies in a person's blood can show if someone has had a specific di

Updated on: April 10,2024

Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19 – why the worry?

by Alexander (Sasha) Poltorak,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost people are aware that testing for antibodies in a person's blood can show if someone has had a specific di

Updated on:April 10,2024

New 3-D imaging analysis technique could lead to improved arthritis treatment

by University of CambridgeJoint space in hip, knee and ankle joints as analyzed by the JSM algorithm. Credit: Tom TurmezeiAn algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which coul

Updated on: May 29,2024

New 3-D imaging analysis technique could lead to improved arthritis treatment

by University of CambridgeJoint space in hip, knee and ankle joints as analyzed by the JSM algorithm. Credit: Tom TurmezeiAn algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which coul

Updated on:May 29,2024

Early drug intervention reduces risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis sufferers

by Rebecca Biason,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who develop rheumatoid arthritis as older adults benefit from early and sustained use of a drug called Methotrexate (MTX),

Updated on: March 28,2024

Early drug intervention reduces risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis sufferers

by Rebecca Biason,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who develop rheumatoid arthritis as older adults benefit from early and sustained use of a drug called Methotrexate (MTX),

Updated on:March 28,2024

Researchers develop a handheld white blood cell tracker

by Kitta MacPherson,Rutgers UniversityStudy overview. (A) Image of CytoTracker device prototype. (B) An image of the CytoTracker microfluidic impedance cytometer. (C) Schematic of sensing mechan

Updated on: March 07,2024

Researchers develop a handheld white blood cell tracker

by Kitta MacPherson,Rutgers UniversityStudy overview. (A) Image of CytoTracker device prototype. (B) An image of the CytoTracker microfluidic impedance cytometer. (C) Schematic of sensing mechan

Updated on:March 07,2024

Researchers unlock predictive biomarkers for common hip disorder

by University of MissouriBoxplots of significantly different median urine biomarker concentrations between the DDH cohort and healthy controls (P < 0.05). Median and the interquartile range ar

Updated on: May 19,2024

Researchers unlock predictive biomarkers for common hip disorder

by University of MissouriBoxplots of significantly different median urine biomarker concentrations between the DDH cohort and healthy controls (P < 0.05). Median and the interquartile range ar

Updated on:May 19,2024

Why inflammatory arthritis always recurs in certain joints

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen joints flare up in people with rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases, the joints involved are often the same as those a

Updated on: June 17,2024

Why inflammatory arthritis always recurs in certain joints

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen joints flare up in people with rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases, the joints involved are often the same as those a

Updated on:June 17,2024

Respiratory allergies: Newly discovered molecule plays a major role in triggering inflammation

byCNRSMicroscopic visualization of immune cells (in green) activated by the alarmins TL1A and interleukin-33 during the onset of allergic inflammation in the lungs. ILC2s immune cells produce la

Updated on: April 28,2024

Respiratory allergies: Newly discovered molecule plays a major role in triggering inflammation

byCNRSMicroscopic visualization of immune cells (in green) activated by the alarmins TL1A and interleukin-33 during the onset of allergic inflammation in the lungs. ILC2s immune cells produce la

Updated on:April 28,2024

Black patients with lupus have three times higher risk of stroke

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research reveals that, in the U.S., Black patients with lupus have a threefold higher risk of stroke and a 24-fold higher risk of i

Updated on: May 23,2024

Black patients with lupus have three times higher risk of stroke

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research reveals that, in the U.S., Black patients with lupus have a threefold higher risk of stroke and a 24-fold higher risk of i

Updated on:May 23,2024

Sharing of skin microbiome between children with atopic dermatitis and healthy contacts might contribute to recurrence

by National University of SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.01.031Patients with moderate to severe atopic

Updated on: June 12,2024

Sharing of skin microbiome between children with atopic dermatitis and healthy contacts might contribute to recurrence

by National University of SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.01.031Patients with moderate to severe atopic

Updated on:June 12,2024

Risankizumab safe, effective at 52 weeks for psoriatic arthritis

by Lori SolomonRisankizumab provides long-term benefits in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who have not achieved adequate response to previous therapies, according to a study recently publishe

Updated on: June 01,2024

Risankizumab safe, effective at 52 weeks for psoriatic arthritis

by Lori SolomonRisankizumab provides long-term benefits in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who have not achieved adequate response to previous therapies, according to a study recently publishe

Updated on:June 01,2024

COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation in the brain

by Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgGraphical Abstract. Credit:Immunity(2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.06.002Both during and after infection with the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, pa

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation in the brain

by Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgGraphical Abstract. Credit:Immunity(2021). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.06.002Both during and after infection with the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, pa

Updated on:April 10,2024