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The ‘Ozempic drug,’ semaglutide, has been found to reduce moderately severe pain caused by knee osteoarthritis and improve physical functioning following weight loss, according to the results of a recent clinical trial by Novo Nordisk, the drug’s manuf… Continue reading Ozempic drug alleviates osteoarthritic knee pain
Researchers may have identified the long-debated cause of creaking, popping and clicking knees – common at any age, with or without an underlying knee injury – and whether it’s something to be concerned about.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTa… Continue reading Noisy knees not necessarily bad, but osteoarthritis link raises concerns
Having already demonstrated that a small amount of cartilage taken from the nose can be used to repair injured knees, researchers will soon commence a clinical trial to investigate whether the technique can be used to regenerate joints that have been s… Continue reading Using your nose to regenerate knees eroded by osteoarthritis
‘Arthritis’ means inflammation or swelling of one or more joints, but more than 100 conditions affect the joints, the tissues around the joint, and other connective tissue. While symptoms vary depending on the type of arthritis, they commonly include d… Continue reading Body clocks, bacteria & a joint-on-a-chip: 2023’s best arthritis stories
Researchers have found that osteoarthritis in mice is caused by the depletion of specialized gene-expressing cartilage-forming stem cells and found a way to reverse the condition. The discovery opens the door to treating the painful condition instead o… Continue reading Stem cell discovery raises prospect of reversing osteoarthritis
A new study has found that methotrexate, a widely available and affordable drug that’s usually prescribed as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, is effective at reducing the pain and stiffness suffered by people with hand osteoarthritis. U… Continue reading Hand osteoarthritis symptoms relieved by an affordable existing drug
Scientists investigating new treatments for hand osteoarthritis (OA) have made promising new inroads through research on a drug originally developed for acne and psoriasis. In animal models, the team was able to show that the drug can prevent progressi… Continue reading Repurposed acne drug reverses hand osteoarthritis in animal models
A common diabetes drug has been linked to a reduction in the need for joint replacement surgery. The observational study suggests the drug could be helpful for patients with osteoarthritis, although further clinical work is needed to validate the assoc… Continue reading Common diabetes drug may help osteoarthritic joints
A pair of new studies presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RCNA) annual meeting have revealed evidence that corticosteroid injections can hasten progression of knee osteoarthritis. The research, yet to be peer-reviewed and published … Continue reading Steroid injections for knee pain linked to worse osteoarthritis progression
Treatments for osteoarthritis-related knee pain range from store-bought medication all the way up to total knee joint replacement. The recently trialled Misha Knee System is intended to help fill the gap between those extremes, by acting as an implante… Continue reading “Shock absorber for the knee” implant shows promise in clinical trial