News tagged with cartilage loss
Scientists find cause of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis
The scientists describe their work in this week's Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the study, the team shows how the loss of the protein HMGB2, found in the surface layer of joint ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Obesity contributes to rapid cartilage loss
Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Greater quadriceps strength may benefit those with knee osteoarthritis
Studies on the influence of quadriceps strength on knee osteoarthritis (OA), one of the leading causes of disability among the elderly, have shown conflicting results. In some studies, decreased quadriceps strength is associated ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 13, 2009 |
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