Patients with chronic conditions such as arthritis often report that their symptoms are worse when the day is damp, or cold.
New Biomarker Could Warn the Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis Before 16 Years
A blood test can predict the alteration in a protein called tenascin-C which is linked to the development of inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
A blood test can predict the alteration in a protein called tenascin-C which is linked to the development of inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
‘Arthritis Research UK has come out with a study using smartphones where the symptoms of pain will be compared to forecast to see if weather affects the condition.
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People with arthritis or chronic pain aged over 17 can take part using their smart phone. They have to describe the causes of their pain. “People taking part in this study will be helping to answer a question that even the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, couldn’t resolve. We are able to do that thanks to the mobile phones,” said Dr Dixon.
Dixon believes that the study can help people suffering from arthritis in the UK.“We’re keen to get as many people as we can. Every person counts. In the future, knowing the link between weather and pain could also help with treatment options,” said Dr Dixon.
Cold Weather Makes Patients With Abnormal Hearbeat Prone to Strokes
The research states that atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia that increases the risk of ischaemic stroke by four to five times.
The research states that atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia that increases the risk of ischaemic stroke by four to five times.
Pollution and Weather Influence the Outcomes After a Heart Attack
Treatment was more successful when the weather was sunnier and less windy but colder and with lower concentrations of ozone, carbon monoxide and nitric oxides.
Treatment was more successful when the weather was sunnier and less windy but colder and with lower concentrations of ozone, carbon monoxide and nitric oxides.
Yoga may Reverse Ill-Effects of Chronic Pain, Anxiety, Depression
Grey matter is brain tissue with numerous cell bodies located in the cerebral cortex and subcortical areas. People with depression have reduced grey matter.
Grey matter is brain tissue with numerous cell bodies located in the cerebral cortex and subcortical areas. People with depression have reduced grey matter.
