Arthritis

​Led by Dr. Denis Evseenko, scientists from the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine have developed a molecule that could be used to treat arthritis. If applied in the form of an injection at the affected joint, it might conceivably make joint replacement surgery unnecessary.

​Arthritis is a degenerative disease that eats away at the joints and is rather difficult to treat. But research has now uncovered a new glimmer of hope, in the form of molecule taken from algae that, when modified, might just stop the degenerative effects in their tracks.

Combining two cellular-editing processes, researchers have developed cartilage that fights inflammation. The scientists hope that the breakthrough could eventually lead to localized injections that combat arthritis or perhaps a vaccine that would eliminate the condition altogether.

More than one million Americans suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. Now, success in an early clinical trial suggests that a new form of therapy could stop these symptoms taking hold, by retraining the patient's immune system to ignore a particular peptide that it normally identifies as a foreign foe.

Researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK have identified a biomarker for osteoarthritis that could lead to a blood test that could diagnose it and rheumatoid arthritis before physical symptoms present themselves.

A team of researchers has unearthed what they are calling a "marvel molecule." Said to be capable of suppressing a key activator of various inflammatory diseases, it is hoped the finding could lead to more effective treatments for conditions ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to rheumatoid arthritis.

By using slow-release microcapsules, researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) could make it possible for a protein molecule known to reduce inflammation and aid in the repair of damaged tissue to be used to treat osteoarthritis.

X-rays don't always show bones as being sharply defined from the surrounding tissue. Now, however, free software known as BoneFinder is able to draw outlines around bones automatically.

Whether from a personal trainer, physical therapist or doctor, you've probably heard the phrase, "listen to your body." UK researchers have developed a new technique for detecting knee arthritis that takes this idea literally, using sound waves to reveal the health of a person's knee.

While advances have been made in treating rheumatoid arthritis, scientists are yet to develop a cure for the disease. But researchers have now developed a new therapy that is shown to fully cure the condition in mice, leaving the team hopeful of commencing human trials in 2015.

3D bioprinting experts at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine are examining techniques that print stem cells into robust scaffolding structures directly at the site of cartilage damage, in an effort to repair damaged cartilage and prevent osteoarthritis.

Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a new approach to treating rheumatoid arthritis.