A recently identified molecule produced by skeletal muscle in response to exercise, has been shown to increase bone mass, according to a collaborative study between researchers at the Mount Sinai Bone...
Using extensive genetic data compiled by the UK10K project, an international team of researchers led by Dr. Brent Richards of the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital has identified a g...
The knee is a complex structure and one of the most stressed joints in the body. It is the largest joint, vital for movement, and vulnerable to injury. The knee is the most commonly injured joint by a...
Baylor University management professors measure break effectiveness, debunk common myths Most people take breaks during their workdays. Coffee breaks. Lunch breaks. Short chats with coworkers. Maybe l...
A new study out today in the journal Neurology examines the question of quality of life for individuals with a common form of lower back pain called lumbar spinal stenosis. The findings show that, whe...
A research team from Sweden - publishing in the journal Rheumatology - says that a high body mass index in men may reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, though the same cannot be said for women. Re...
As many as 20,000 patients in England and Wales with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could soon benefit from RoActemra intravenous (IV) monotherapy, after the National Institute for Health and Care E...
UCB and Amgen have announced top-line results from the STRUCTURE trial (STudy evaluating effect of RomosozUmab Compared with Teriparatide in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fra...
The AMA has released its new Position Statement on Combat Sport (2015), which supersedes and builds on the AMA Position Statement on Boxing (1997. Reaffirmed 2007). AMA President, Professor Brian Owle...
Patients with spinal stenosis (SS) experienced good short term benefit, lasting from weeks to months, after receiving epidural steroid injections (ESI). These findings, which appear in a letter in the...
