Press Releases 2006
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New UK trial to test effectiveness of surgery on serious heel fractures
The effectiveness of routine surgery to treat severe heel fractures compared to non-surgical treatment is to be tested by a major new clinical trial involving 150 patients in 18 hospitals around the UK.
New research to tackle the causes of blood clotting disorder
A London scientist is to spearhead an international approach to tackle a serious blood clotting disorder which causes stroke in young women.
What can be done to attract more South Asian people to self-management courses? asks Coventry researcher
A Coventry-based researcher hopes to find out why so few people from South Asian backgrounds with arthritis, attend free self-help classes aimed at helping them manage their condition.
Arthritis sufferers to benefit from new research in Birmingham
Scientists in Birmingham are hoping to come up with alternatives to steroids – drugs widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis but which can cause serious side-effects.
New research to harness the effectiveness of chilli peppers to treat arthritis – without the burning sensation
A team of researchers in London are to investigate how capsaicin, the hot substance found in chilli peppers, works in combating inflammation in arthritis.
New hope for patients with severe pain syndrome
Patients a chronic pain syndrome are to be offered new hope by taking part in a new research study which could lead to their symptoms being more effectively treated.
Can specialist nurses treat arthritis patients effectively? asks major new study
A leading Leeds nurse specialist is aiming to prove that nurses provide a good and effective service when it comes to treating arthritis patients.
Southampton mothers in new research into healthy bones
Exciting new research to be carried out in Southampton involving hundreds of local mums should shed more light on the relationship between a mother’s diet during pregnancy, and her child’s bone health in later years.
People with osteoporosis to benefit from new research
People at risk of the bone-thinning condition of osteoporosis could benefit from exciting new research about to start at the University of Manchester.
Manchester women with lupus in major new study into high risk of heart disease
Women with lupus are to take part in a major study aimed at finding out why they have a hugely higher risk of developing heart disease than the general population.
Can statins save the lives of rheumatoid arthritis patients? asks new clinical trial
More than 3,500 people with rheumatoid arthritis are to take part in a major new clinical trial to find out if taking statins reduces the number of patients who die from arthritis-related heart attacks and strokes.
Arthritis Research Campaign set to raise up to £3m with monday – the Charities Lottery
At last – a reason to love Mondays. From April 20th Brits can take part in a fairer weekly lottery. One that means they are 27 times more likely to win a jackpot than with The National Lottery.
Can measuring“noisy” knees improve arthritis treatment? ask Lancashire scientists.
Scientists at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston are aiming to devise a handy new device for GPs to enable them to monitor the progression of osteoarthritis - by listening to the noises emitted by a patient’s knees.
New research by Leeds bioengineers may lead to longer lasting hip replacements
A team of bioengineers in Leeds are hoping new research will lead to longer lasting hip replacements.
Hip disorder in children and teenagers to be investigated by London orthopaedic team
Up to 80 children and teenagers with a serious hip disorder are to take part in a new study being run by a London orthopaedic team which could lead to the condition being better understood and more effectively treated.
Major new osteoporosis study to recruit people in Orkney
Up to 2,000 people from the remote North Isles of Orkney are to be recruited onto a major new study, which aims to identify the genes that cause the common bone-thinning condition, osteoporosis.
Exeter researcher to carry out major study of pain clinics in the south west
An Exeter-based researcher is to carry out an in-depth investigation into pain clinics in the south west, as part of a national study aimed at improving the service they provide to patients.
Bristol orthopaedic experts to investigate safety of new hip replacement technique
A team of Bristol-based researchers are to investigate the safety of an increasingly commonly-used type of hip replacement surgery performed on younger people.
Twins to assist new study into low back pain
More than 300 twins are to help researchers at St Thomas’s Hospital in London find out more about the causes of long-term low back pain.
New research in Leeds aims to speed up repair of sport injuries
A team of researchers in Leeds are hoping to help speed up the effects of ligament reconstruction surgery – to enable sports men and women to get back into action more quickly after sports injuries.
Exciting new developments in shoulder replacement surgery
Bioengineers in London are to investigate the effectiveness of a new type of shoulder replacement which could potentially improve the quality of life for thousands of arthritis sufferers in the UK.
Better diagnosis and monitoring of osteoarthritis? New research by Oswestry scientists.
Researchers in Oswestry are aiming to find more effective ways of identifying osteoarthritis, which could lead to earlier diagnosis and better treatment of the common joint condition.
Multiple genes found to play major role in knee osteoarthritis
Eight genes have been identified as playing a major part in the development of osteoarthritis of the knee in a study of 1,200 UK patients published in the leading journal Arthritis & Rheumatism today.
