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Stem cell research breakthrough
Arthritis Research Campaign-funded scientists have given arthritis sufferers new hope of an effective treatment after a breakthrough in stem cell research.
Easier access to treatment for young arthritis sufferers, urges charity
The Arthritis Research Campaign is calling for effective new treatment to be made available for a form of inflammatory arthritis that affects young men, during its winter awareness week (January 3-8 2006).
New pain study to focus on Bangladeshi community in Tower Hamlets
The Bangladeshi community living in Tower Hamlets are to be invited to take part in a major new study to find out whether their experience of chronic musculoskeletal pain differs from other ethnic groups living in the borough.
Edinburgh scientists to develop exciting treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
Scientists in Edinburgh are hopeful that new research could lead to an exciting treatment for the crippling condition rheumatoid arthritis.
Leeds shoulder treatment the best, clinical trial aims to prove
A new clinical trial to be run in Leeds aims to prove that people in the city who have painful shoulder problems are among the best treated in the country.
Portsmouth researchers aim for longer-lasting hip replacements
A team of researchers in Portsmouth are to carry out important research which they hope will lengthen the lifespan of hip replacements.
New clinical trial to test effectiveness of systematic screening for osteoporosis in older women
Up to 800 women over the age of 70 are to take part in the first phase of a major new clinical trial to find out if screening for osteoporosis in older women can help to reduce the number of fractures.
Children with arthritis set to benefit from major Belfast-based clinical trial
Children in Northern Ireland and the UK who suffer from the crippling condition of arthritis and other rheumatic diseases are set to benefit from a major half a million pound clinical being co-ordinated at Belfast's Musgrave Park Hospital.
New clinical trial to test effectiveness of systematic screening for osteoporosis in older women
Up to 800 women over the age of 70 are to take part in the first phase of a major new clinical trial to find out if screening for osteoporosis in older women can help to reduce the number of fractures.
Bristol rheumatoid arthritis patients in new fatigue trial
More than 100 rheumatoid arthritis patients in Bristol are to be recruited onto a new clinical trial which aims to find out more effective ways of managing a major symptom of the condition – fatigue.
Charity to investigate long-term effectiveness of self-management in arthritis patients
Self-management plays a big role in helping people with arthritis live with their long-term condition.
London scientists aiming to develop safe gene therapy to treat rheumatoid arthritis
Scientists funded by the Arthritis Research Campaign are hoping to develop a safe form of gene therapy to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis.
Leeds research could lead to better hip and knee ops
Research about to start in Leeds could have a major impact in two common types of joint replacement operation performed on more than 80,000 people every year.
Can fish oil help people with osteoarthritis? ask Bristol researchers
A team of researchers in Bristol are hoping to produce definitive evidence that taking fish oil can help people suffering from the painful joint condition of osteoarthritis.
New drugs for osteoporosis?
Scientists in Aberdeen who have been researching osteoporosis and other bone diseases have made a finding that could pave the way for new drugs to treat these disorders.
People with joint hypermobility offered new hope by clinical trial
People in the north of England with the painful condition of joint hypermobility are being offered new hope by a Leeds-based clinical trial aimed at reducing some of the aches and pains associated with the problem.
Diagnosis of children's arthritis to be speeded up by Newcastle researchers
Children with arthritis will be diagnosed more quickly, thanks to new research at the University of Newcastle aimed at helping doctors to examine their joints more effectively.
Spinal surgery patients in London recruited to new clinical trial to find out if exercise helps them get better
More than 300 people in west London who have had spinal surgery to relieve back pain are to be offered the chance to take part in a major new clinical trial aimed at finding out if post-operative rehabilitation, including exercise, helps them get better.
Glasgow scientists bid to improve hip replacement surgery
Scientists in Glasgow are aiming to reduce the number of hip replacements that fail because of infection.
Spinal surgery patients in London recruited to new clinical trial to find out if exercise helps them get better
More than 300 people in west London who have had spinal surgery to relieve back pain are to be offered the chance to take part in a major new clinical trial aimed at finding out if post-operative rehabilitation, including exercise, helps them get better.
Norwich experts edge closer to new treatment for osteoarthritis
A team of experts at the University of East Anglia is edging closer to finding a new drug target for osteoarthritis which could lead to more effective treatment.
