arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis implants release drugs when they sense inflammation

Posted in Medicine on 6th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller

“The cells sit under the skin or in a joint for months, and when they sense an inflammatory environment, they are programmed to release a biologic drug,”

Biomarker discovery points to blood test for osteoarthritis

Posted in Medicine on 23rd Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller

An algorithm developed by University of Warwick researchers can detect and differentiate between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis via biomarkers in the blood.

Arthritis drug shows potential to stall Alzheimer's

Posted in Science on 18th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Despite decades of work and hundreds of trials, Alzheimer's disease remains an end-of-life trauma for millions. Could that be about to change?

Trials to begin on new degradable surgical implant

Posted in Medicine on 4th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

Researchers in Oxford have developed a degradable implant which they say has huge potential to improve surgical success rates.