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Orthopedics & Sports medicine
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New approach to treating osteoarthritis advances

New approach to treating osteoarthritis advances

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe study results revolve around the long-established idea that machines within animal and human cells turn the sugars, fats, and proteins we eat int

New approach to treating osteoarthritis advances

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe study results revolve around the long-established idea that machines within animal and human cells turn the sugars, fats, and proteins we eat int
Osteoporosis drug could half number of redo hip replacement operations

Osteoporosis drug could half number of redo hip replacement operations

by University of SheffieldOsteolysis with denosumab treatment. Credit: University of SheffieldMore than half of repeat hip replacement operations could be prevented with a drug already successful

Osteoporosis drug could half number of redo hip replacement operations

by University of SheffieldOsteolysis with denosumab treatment. Credit: University of SheffieldMore than half of repeat hip replacement operations could be prevented with a drug already successful
Study finds rising rates of head and facial injuries from exercise and weightlifting

Study finds rising rates of head and facial injuries from exercise and weightlifting

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainNumbers of craniofacial injuries related to exercise and weightlifting have increased sharply over the past decade, reports astudyin&n

Study finds rising rates of head and facial injuries from exercise and weightlifting

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainNumbers of craniofacial injuries related to exercise and weightlifting have increased sharply over the past decade, reports astudyin&n
Cranberries provide runners with an all-natural boost, according to new research

Cranberries provide runners with an all-natural boost, according to new research

byConcordia UniversityPost-exercise lactate response following the 1500-m and 400-m time trials. * p < 0.05. Credit:Physical Activity and Nutrition(2024). DOI: 10.20463/pan.2023.0

Cranberries provide runners with an all-natural boost, according to new research

byConcordia UniversityPost-exercise lactate response following the 1500-m and 400-m time trials. * p < 0.05. Credit:Physical Activity and Nutrition(2024). DOI: 10.20463/pan.2023.0
Muscle health may be informed by activity level rather than aging process

Muscle health may be informed by activity level rather than aging process

byKing's College LondonRepresentative images of myonuclear organization in younger and older untrained and endurance-trained individuals. Representative images of vastus lateralis muscle fib

Muscle health may be informed by activity level rather than aging process

byKing's College LondonRepresentative images of myonuclear organization in younger and older untrained and endurance-trained individuals. Representative images of vastus lateralis muscle fib
New strategy to facilitate muscle regeneration after injury

New strategy to facilitate muscle regeneration after injury

byUniversity of BarcelonaCredit:The Journal of Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1113/JP285398Muscle injuries are common in the active population, and they cause the majority of player retir

New strategy to facilitate muscle regeneration after injury

byUniversity of BarcelonaCredit:The Journal of Physiology(2023). DOI: 10.1113/JP285398Muscle injuries are common in the active population, and they cause the majority of player retir
Pioneering muscle monitoring in space to help astronauts stay strong in low gravity

Pioneering muscle monitoring in space to help astronauts stay strong in low gravity

byUniversity of SouthamptonNASA astronaut using the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) onboard the ISS. Credit: NASAAstronauts have been able to track their muscle health in spaceflight f

Pioneering muscle monitoring in space to help astronauts stay strong in low gravity

byUniversity of SouthamptonNASA astronaut using the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) onboard the ISS. Credit: NASAAstronauts have been able to track their muscle health in spaceflight f
Opto-RANK: A light switch for osteoclasts that could activate bone repair

Opto-RANK: A light switch for osteoclasts that could activate bone repair

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityA representative micrograph of osteoclast differentiation and activity in response to irradiation with blue light. Numerous small pits formed on the bone-lik

Opto-RANK: A light switch for osteoclasts that could activate bone repair

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityA representative micrograph of osteoclast differentiation and activity in response to irradiation with blue light. Numerous small pits formed on the bone-lik
Inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation points to new potential treatment for an intractable genetic disease

Inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation points to new potential treatment for an intractable genetic disease

byKyoto UniversityInhibition of injury-induced chondrogenesis and heterotopic ossification by IACS. A, Gene set for chondrogenic differentiation. B, Chondrogenic differentiation 7 days after pin

Inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation points to new potential treatment for an intractable genetic disease

byKyoto UniversityInhibition of injury-induced chondrogenesis and heterotopic ossification by IACS. A, Gene set for chondrogenic differentiation. B, Chondrogenic differentiation 7 days after pin
New evidence-based guideline for the management of osteoporosis in men

New evidence-based guideline for the management of osteoporosis in men

byInternational Osteoporosis FoundationImprovements in BMD with anti-osteoporosis medications. The figure provides a representation of the percentage improvement of total hip bone mineral densit

New evidence-based guideline for the management of osteoporosis in men

byInternational Osteoporosis FoundationImprovements in BMD with anti-osteoporosis medications. The figure provides a representation of the percentage improvement of total hip bone mineral densit
Research reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

Research reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

FEBRUARY 14, 2024byUniversity of SheffieldFlowchart illustrating the main steps of the pipeline to create the micro-FE models from the micro-CT images and to evaluate the apparent mechanical pro

Research reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

FEBRUARY 14, 2024byUniversity of SheffieldFlowchart illustrating the main steps of the pipeline to create the micro-FE models from the micro-CT images and to evaluate the apparent mechanical pro
Lipofilling procedure improves pain and function in finger osteoarthritis

Lipofilling procedure improves pain and function in finger osteoarthritis

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with painful finger osteoarthritis, a nonsurgical procedure called lipofilling—in which fat obtained from another part of th

Lipofilling procedure improves pain and function in finger osteoarthritis

by Wolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with painful finger osteoarthritis, a nonsurgical procedure called lipofilling—in which fat obtained from another part of th