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(Canadian Institutes of Health Research) We all know physical activity is good for you. But why? The Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Musculoskeletal and Arthritis will tackle this question as it launches a national research effort in the area of physical activity, mobility and health.

(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) A new diagnostic tool for arthritis developed by Tel Aviv University could stop irreversible damage from setting in.

A team of orthopaedic researchers has found definitive, genetic proof of how the most common form of arthritis destroys joint cartilage in nearly 21 million aging Americans, according to a study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

The findings serve as an important foundation for the design of new treatments for osteoarthritis, researchers said.

Costly drugs to treat conditions such as cancer and arthritis could be manufactured more cheaply with a new technique.

Researchers have pioneered a simple way to remove dead cells from cell cultures used to make protein-based drugs, which are increasingly prescribed to treat a range of illnesses.

Custom-made insoles known as foot orthoses can reduce foot pain caused by arthritis, overly prominent big toe joints and highly arched feet, a new systematic review shows.

The latest class of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis are better than standard anti-inflammatories, according to a new study.

Analysis of the combined results of thirteen trials showed that anti-TNF± drugs, given at recommended doses, were better than the usual treatments, such as methotrexate, for treating RA.

Patients who had previously seen little benefit from methotrexate alone showed a better response with combined anti-TNF± plus methotrexate therapy.

Findings published today in the open access journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders shows that the latest class of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis are better than standard anti-inflammatories.

Stroke patients who use ibuprofen for arthritis pain or other conditions while taking aspirin to reduce the risk of a second stroke undermine aspirin's ability to act as an anti-platelet agent, researchers have shown.

Researchers are studying an unusually pliant yet strong synthetic cartilage replacement in hopes of providing arthritis victims with some relief.

They report on a gel that, while having the pliancy of gelatin, won't break apart even when deformed over 1,000 percent.

A newly discovered new protein family may play an important role in preventing inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, some forms of cancer and even heart disease.