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Arthritis: Arthritis is a joint disorder featuring inflammation. A joint is an area of the body where two bones meet. A joint functions to allow movement of the body parts it connects. Arthritis literally means inflammation of one or more joints. Arthritis is frequently accompanied by joint pain. Joint pain is referred to as arthralgia. Arthritis is classified as one of the rheumatic diseases. These are conditions that are different individual illnesses, with differing features, treatments, complications, and prognosis. They are similar in that they have a tendency to affect the joints, muscles, ligaments, cartilage, and tendons, and many have the potential to affect internal body areas as well.
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JUN 14, 2017
Immunology
Diagnostic tests for a rare autoimmune disease called anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) are unreliable, and trea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
A monoclonal antibody-based drug called SYN0012 is currently being investigated in human clinical trials for the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 05, 2017
Microbiology
It’s a long, dangerous trip from the mouth to the colon. New research from Massachusetts General Hospital explain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 03, 2017
Cancer
Sometimes scientists have to work in reverse. That is, they may know that a compound seems to treat a disease, but then
...
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 15, 2017
Immunology
A biochemical compound called adenosine is both the cause of osteoarthritis and the subject of promising research for a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may have a deadly consequence. Over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofe
...
APR 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that a common ingredient in many junk foods may be directly contributing to osteoarthritic joint degen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2017
Immunology
Researchers are “hijacking” red blood cells because of their ability to flow freely in and out of nearly all
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2017
Immunology
A unique new type of T cells have apparently been “hiding in plain site,” say scientists invested in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A 22-year-old African spurred tortoise that goes by the name of Bert has been outfitted with a new set of wheels to help
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2017
Immunology
New technology allows scientists to watch immune cells move in real time, and researchers recently took advantage of thi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
We all know that exercise is “good for us” whether it’s for weight control, heart, bone, and muscle st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that a diet high in fiber may reduce inflammation caused by gout, because of the action of microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2017
Immunology
Many autoimmune diseases come in waves, where symptoms temporarily get worse followed by a time of little to no signs of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2017
Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Mongabay News. It has been edited for republication purposes. On Wednesday, Chine
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered what they call a ‘master switch’ that causes women
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 22, 2016
Neuroscience
Back pain is something a lot of people experience. It’s more common than the common cold and yet it remains diffic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 11, 2016
Videos
In this video from Mayo Clinic, researcher Dr. Shane Shapiro discusses his use of stem cells to treat osteoarthritis pai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2016
Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2016
Immunology
Inflammation is healthy when it’s directed toward pathogenic infections, but it can also cause a dangerous complic
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 24, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Controlling Chronic Inflammation with UV Light to Quell Disease Symptoms
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 22, 2016
Immunology
Thanks to immune soldiers called T cells, the body is protected from most infections: viral, bacterial, parasitical, or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 04, 2016
Microbiology
Here’s a question. Is Lyme disease more common nowadays? Lyme disease used to be a disease specific to the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans