Autoimmunity: Four Research Groups Report New Lupus Genes
A major international collaborative that includes European and North American lupus researchers, government agencies, research foundations, and industry has discovered four new lupus-related genes and may increase interest in the B-cell-receptor signaling pathway and in inflammatory cell adhesion as potential therapeutic targets...
Bones: Bone Experts Slam New UK Limits on Osteoporosis Drugs
Some of the biggest names in osteoporosis have signed on to two papers in Bone that criticize the latest UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommendations on drugs for prevention of osteoporotic fractures, in essence charging that the agency gamed its analysis to cut costs for the National Health Service...
Procedures: Third Study Finds No Gain to Bracing Knee After ACL Reconstruction
Functional knee braces are widely used for patients returning to sports or other activity following ACL reconstruction, but a randomized, controlled trial found that the costly braces are no better than neoprene sleeves, and probably no better than not bracing at all...
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