Walking briskly on a regular basis may be more effective than vigorous jogging for improving glucose control in individuals with pre-diabetes, according to research from Duke Health. The findings, pub...
An alternative to hip replacement surgery may be in sight. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers reveal how it may be possible to use a patient's own stem cells to grow...
Nearly 1 in 5 women experienced a decrease in total hip BMD during treatment, substantially increasing their risk for fracture. Treatment-related changes in bone mineral density (BMD) are associated w...
More intensive hospital physiotherapy has been found to be safe and effective in reducing length of hospital stays, research published in the Medical Journal of Australia has found. Senior physiothera...
New research led by York University Professor Michael Connor highlights how fat cells could help determine the most effective way to fight breast cancer; including using exercise to combat the disease...
Conventional walking shoes are about as effective as unloading shoes for improving pain and function in knee osteoarthritis. Results of a randomized, controlled trial are published in Annals of Intern...
Immunotherapy reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis , according to research presented at Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2016 by Professor Aida Babaeva, head of...
The cholesterol medicine simvastatin, which is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the world, also has a beneficial effect on the immune defence system with regard to diseases such as typ...
Cases of chronic knee pain have increased a lot in the last 20 years As the knee is the main joint people use for walking, a good understanding of long-lasting knee pain can be important. Knee injurie...
Knee pain is a common condition that can be caused by both short-term and long-term problems. Many short-term knee problems do not need any help from doctors and people can often help with their own r...
