WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis might be caused in part by a prematurely aging immune system, a new study says. Researchers found that people with joint pain and arthritis exhibited signs of accelerated immune aging, according to findings published recently in the journal eBioMedicine. This suggestsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A common rheumatoid arthritis drug appears to also lower blood pressure, potentially reducing patients’ risk of heart disease, a new study says. Methotrexate significantly lowered blood pressure compared to another arthritis drug called sulfasalazine, researchers reported recently in the Annals of Medicine. “WeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day, and a new study says that’s absolutely true as far as bone health is concerned. Folks who skip breakfast have a greater risk of broken bones from osteoporosis, researchers reported Aug.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fatty foods might contribute to asthma in children, a new study says. Fats found in certain foods are linked to neutrophilic asthma, a non-allergic type of asthma triggered by microbial and bacterial proteins, researchers reported Aug. 27 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.Continue Reading
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FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wear-and-tear knee arthritis might be made less painful by a surgical procedure that limits blood flow to the joint, a new pilot study says. As a person’s knee breaks down, the pain is made worse by the growth of small blood vessels thatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breathing problems are common among people with a spinal cord injury, frequently contributing to illness and death. But researchers think they’ve sussed out a way to potentially improve these patients’ ability to breathe, a new study says. A group of nerve cells inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Slightly altering your stride while walking could considerably ease pain caused by wear-and-tear knee arthritis, a new study says. Foot positioning while walking can reduce stress on a person’s knee joint, researchers reported Aug. 12 in The Lancet Rheumatology. People trained to angleContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It can lead to severe physical disability, paralysis and life-threatening respiratory complications. These specialized nerve cells, called neurons,Continue Reading
The implantable neurostimulation device activates the body’s innate anti-inflammatory and immune-restorative pathwaysContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dallas Cowboys guard Rob Jones will miss about two to three months after breaking a bone in his neck during the team’s first padded practice of training camp, a new report from the team shows. Jones, 26, told the team’s website Monday thatContinue Reading