New MRI technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees
A faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data-acquisition technique will cut the time many patients spend in a cramped magnetic resonance scanner, yet deliver more precise 3-D images of their bodies. Developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the faster technique will enable clinics to image more patients - particularly the burgeoning group of older adults with osteoarthritis-rela...Adolescent Girl Athletes More Likely to Injure Knees Than Boys
Adolescent girl athletes are as much as eight times more likely to injure their knee's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than their male counterparts, according to a recent study led by Morgan Stanley Children's// Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center. Published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the study looks at the reasons why the knee injury...Injecting Gold into Knees may Ease Arthritis Pain
Injecting gold into knees affected by osteoarthritis may ease pain and slow down the progress of the disease, but scientists say // it does not help everyone with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis is a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the joints of the body. It is the leading cause of disability over the age of 65. There are many forms of arthritis, each of which has...Smoking - Could Make You Weak in Your Knees
Smoking was never known to be good. And the list of harmful consequences due to smoking seem to be ever growing. A school of thought, courtesy- research from the Boston// University School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic, has revealed the heightened risk of cartilage loss, coupled with excruciating pain in men who smoke, and suffer knee osteoarthritis. For 30 months, researchers tracked...Be Happy- Get On Your Knees And Play In The Mud
Got the blues? There’s nothing like getting down and dirty say researchers from Bristol University and University College, London.// The study led by Dr. Chris Lowry and team, claims that the ubiquitous soil–borne bacteria Mycobacterium vaccae, can actually replicate the effects of anti- depressant drugs. The study sprung from reports of lung cancer patients who were t...