Chondrocalcinosis is a type of arthritis that typically affects the knees and causes flare-ups of pain and inflammation. While these flare-ups may be brief, the condition can cause permanent joint ...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which commonly impacts the knees, hands, hips, neck and lower back. This is the first of two stories describing recent progress in understanding the ...

Early symptoms of relapsing polychondritis include sudden pain in cartilage, ear swelling, joint inflammation, and eye problems. Although polychondritis is not currently curable, treatment helps ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common age-related joint disorder, affecting more than 500 million people worldwide and representing a leading cause of ...

A research team from Northwest University, China, has developed a breakthrough nano-composite hydrogel system to address the dual challenges of inflammation and cartilage damage in osteoarthritis (OA) ...

The IL-6 family of proteins are associated with inflammation, arthritis, autoimmune disease and even cancer. However, a new study reveals the importance of IL-6 and associated genes for maintaining ...

Over-the-counter pain relievers like aspirin, Aleve or ibuprofen don't do a thing to slow the progression of knee arthritis, and might even make things worse, a new study suggests. Knee arthritis ...

A new study from Yale University School of Medicine found that inhibition of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), which drives inflammation and chondrocyte aging, preserves cartilage and reduces pain.

An unfortunate biological 'feed-forward' loop drives cartilage cells in an arthritic joint to actually contribute to progression of the disease, say researchers. Excessive loading under inflammatory ...