NEW YORK April 26 (UPI) --The ability to detect knee osteoarthritis with a blood test up to eight years before it appears on X-rays -- as researchers have done -- could lead to therapies that delay ...

A study shows that a blood test contains information that can predict whether a person will develop knee osteoarthritis before other signs of the disease appear Researchers at Duke Health have ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The blood biomarker test outperformed traditional measures such as age and BMI. Future research on early ...

A blood test successfully predicted knee osteoarthritis at least eight years before tell-tale signs of the disease appeared on x-rays, Duke Health researchers report. In a study appearing April 26 in ...

In osteoarthritis, the tissues that cushion joints begin to degenerate, leading to stiffness, pain, and swelling. According to the World Health Organization, osteoarthritis affects over 500 million ...

A small number of blood biomarkers can identify patients who will develop knee osteoarthritis (OA) up to 8 years before signs of the disease are detectable via X-ray, according to new research. Dr ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Anemia is defined by the World Health Organization as hemoglobin (Hgb) levels less than 12 g/dL in women and ...

When it comes to preventing blood clots after a knee replacement, good old aspirin may be just as effective as newer, more expensive drugs. That swap could help reduce the cost of caring for the ...

Atlanta - Margaret Halbert has no intention of slowing down, she still works full-time. "I’m 73 and proud of it," said Halbert. For more than a decade, however, Halbert had been dogged by crippling ...

Each year more than 800,000 Americans undergo hip or knee replacement surgery. Last week the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directs released an updated clinical practice ...

This summer has been a feel-good one for Kobe Bryant’s troublesome right knee, with everyone from his basketball academy campers in awe to Filipinos seeing him in exhibition play to Derek Fisher ...

Before, during, and after knee replacement surgery, surgeons may prescribe different medications. For example, pain medication can relieve discomfort, and blood thinners prevent blood clots. Skin and ...