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Study suggests heart monitor implant has potential to save lives of people with systemic sclerosis
A heart monitor, no bigger than a packet of chewing gum, enables early detection and treatment of potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias in people with system sclerosis (SSc). Continue reading
People with arthritis are open to research participation but are being underutilised, says study
Preliminary results from a patient-led, patient-centred research registry for people with arthritis has found that most patients, 93%, have never participated in arthritis research and that they would be interested in participating, particularly if the opportunity was presented by their own doctor. Continue reading
Stem cells hold potential to make special type of cartilage to health broken bones, says study
Researchers in US say that stem cells could one day be stimulated to make a special type of cartilage to help repair large, hard-to-heal bone fractures.
Gage Crump, associate professor of stem cell and regenerative medicine at the Dick School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, used the regeneration of zebrafish jawbone to show that the processes required for embryonic development are not necessarily repeated during regeneration of damaged body parts like fractured bones. Continue reading
MRI scans best way to identify people at high risk of heart disease
A clinical study at the University of Leeds has found that the best way to identify people at high risk of coronary heart disease following chest pain or angina is an MRI.
The study, which was funded by the British Heart Foundation, compared MRI scans, which does not use potentially dangerous radiation, with SPECT, a procedure which uses ionizing radiation and is commonly used in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease. Continue reading
New bioglass technology could make it possible to regrow cartilage
Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Milano-Bicocca are working on new bioglass technology that could represent an important step forward in the treatment of cartilage damage.
The research team have created a material that mimics the shock-absorbing and load-bearing qualities of real cartilage, which may lead one day to the development of improved implant technology. Continue reading
