A breakthrough research has managed to develop a drug that may be effective to beat a lethal parasite.   It was done by a team of researchers from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), [...]

There is evidence that increasing IDO expression can protect transplanted organs and counter autoimmune disease.   A DNA-covered submicroscopic bead used to deliver genes or drugs directly into cells to treat disease appears to have [...]

Prototype Bioreactor Evaluates Engineered Tissue While Creating It Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype bioreactor — a device for culturing cells to create engineered tissues — that [...]

Three of these diseases alone affect an estimated 100 million Americans Cedars-Sinai researchers have unlocked the mystery of how an inflammatory molecule is produced in the body, a discovery they say could lead to advances in [...]

The drug stops the destructive cells migrating to the joints A drug that “blindfolds” white blood cells could provide a new way of treating rheumatoid arthritis, new research has shown. The drug stops the destructive [...]

A fully-functioning “neojoint,” made from the body’s own cells   Joint implants should always be made of materials like titanium, so they can last the lifetime of the patient … right? Well, not according to [...]

Powerful analgesics can restore normal nerve function.   Has a cheap and effective treatment for chronic pain been lying under clinicians’ noses for decades? Researchers have found that a very high dose of an opiate [...]

An innovative arthritis glove measuring hand movement could lead to more effective treatment of the debilitating condition, the University of Ulster said.   The Tyndall data glove will have rotation sensors on the thumb, finger [...]

The discovery also raises the possibility of developing new anti-inflammatory drugs Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body’s biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side [...]

Since 2005, arthritis has been ranked as the leading cause of disability in the United States A medication already approved to build bone mass in patients with osteoporosis also builds cartilage around joints and could [...]

Protective Protein Prevents Immune System from Ravaging Joints and Bones Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered why the immune cells of people with rheumatoid arthritis become hyperactive and attack the joints [...]

Joint injury can result in irreversible damage of cartilage Joint injury can result in irreversible damage of cartilage which, despite treatment and surgery, often eventually leads to osteoarthritis (OA) in later life. New research published [...]