The Arthritis Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to a team of researchers from UCSF, the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester to study how ACL tears affect the onset of osteoarthritis.
UCSF’s Thomas Lang, PhD, was one of three researchers to be honored for achievements in International Space Station (ISS) top discoveries in microgravity at the second annual ISS Research and Development Conference.
As National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month comes to a close, it’s important to remember that the disease is an increasingly important public health issue, and effective treatments to prevent fragility fractures are available.
At the Center of Research Translation for the Study of Osteoarthritis (CORT), we’re using high-resolution quantitative imaging to find links between movement and changes at the tissue level. Those links are very important in helping us find the root causes of musculo-skeletal degeneration, and they may lead to a better quality of life not only for a growing population of older people, but also for sports enthusiasts.
A new study conducted at UCSF and presented at the annual RSNA meeting confirms that both too much and too little physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults.
QCT, originally invented at UCSF, is a powerful medical imaging device used around the world, both clinically and as a research tool. Dr. Harry Genant, one of the inventors of the imaging exam discusses the development of Quantitative Computed Topography.
Treatment for OA is limited and typically begins once the disease has progressed well beyond its early stages, thus emphasizing a strong need to detect the disease earlier. The osteoarthritis initiative underlines the importance of public health initiatives for early prevention of OA.
