Could painful knee replacements be a thing of the past?

Scientists may have uncovered arthritis cure

• Researchers have found a molecule protects against cartilage deterioration  
• Injecting high levels of the molecule in rats prevented arthritis' development 
• Molecule replacement therapy could take the place of artificial joint procedures 
• Joint replacements have a long healing process and carry risks of complications

Scientists may be one step closer to finding a cure for arthritis, preventing the need for painful joint replacements.

Researchers have discovered a certain molecule maintains cartilage and therefore halts arthritis' onset.

In the future, molecule replacement therapy could take over from artificial joint surgery, which can take up to two years to completely heal and carries blood clot and infection risks. 

Study author Dr Bruce Cronstein, New York University, said: 'Because joints may have to be replaced again and again, if we can put off the need for joint replacement until later in life, odds are that patients will only have to have this done once.'

In the US, around 4.7 million people had their knee replaced and 2.5 million had their hip replaced in 2010. In England and Wales, around 160,000 hip and knee replacement surgeries are performed each year.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4495326/Could-knee-replacements-soon-thing-past.html

How rubbing your arms can banish bad memories

'Havening' technique helps you get rid of distressing thoughts

• Research team recruited a group of 27 people with anxiety or depression
• Havening can reduce symptoms by altering the way memories are stored
• It involves rubbing your arms and moving your eyes in a series of motions 
• Process works by boosting levels of the mood-stabilising brain chemical serotonin, which disrupts the link between the memory and the distress

If you're feeling anxious or struggling to deal with difficult memories, the simple act of rubbing your arms may help banish the emotional pain, according to a study.

The simple technique, known as Havening, can help reduce anxiety and depression by altering the way memories are stored or recalled.

The process is thought to work by boosting levels of the mood-stabilising brain chemical serotonin, which can disrupt the link between the memory of an event and the distress it causes.

So, while the memory can still be retrieved, it no longer causes anguish. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3385074/How-rubbing-arms-banish-bad-memories-Havening-technique-helps-permanently-rid-distressing-thoughts.html

Can cinnamon reverse a high-fat diet?

Study claims the spice helps weight loss and cuts back on belly flub

• Cinnamon may help people lose weight and cut back on their belly fat
• It is found to help lessen the risk of heart damage brought on by a high-fat diet 
• The spice also helps those with diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels

Cinnamon may reverse the effects of a high-fat diet by stopping fat from settling around the belly. 

The spice was found to slow the fat-storing process and lessen the risk of heart damage due to eating unhealthy foods. Read more:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4486130/Cinnamon-reverse-high-fat-diet.html

How statins could slow the march of MS

Cheap anti-cholesterol drug may delay crippling symptoms

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• Hundreds of MS sufferers will be given statins to see if drugs can slow disease
• Early trial suggested brain shrinkage was halved in patients who took statins
• 100,000 people in the UK suffer from the disease which causes mobility loss, sight problems, fatigue and pain and affects twice as many women as men 

Hundreds of British patients with advanced multiple sclerosis are to be given statins as part of a major trial to see if the drugs can slow the disease’s development.

Experts last night said the cheap treatment ‘holds incredible promise’ for the 100,000 in the UK who have MS.

It affects twice as many women as men and causes mobility loss, sight problems, fatigue and pain. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4486264/Statins-delay-crippling-symptoms-MS.html#ixzz4gZIXjA9Z

How spotting cancer early TRIPLES chance of survival

How spotting cancer early TRIPLES chance of survival: 80% of patients with eight common forms survive for ten years if disease is spotted in initial stages

• Cancer Research UK have discovered how vital it is to find cancer early
• Findings revealed those found with initial symptoms were likely to live on
• However, patients in which the disease has spread will have lesser chance
• Britain currently lags behind most Western countries in terms of cancer survival rates 

Cancer patients are three times more likely to survive if the illness is diagnosed early, figures reveal.

The news underlines how crucial it is that doctors and patients pick up on symptoms before tumours spread.

Analysis by Cancer Research UK found 80 per cent of patients with one of eight common cancers survive for at least ten years if the disease is detected in its early stages.

But this falls to just 25 per cent for patients diagnosed in the later stages, when tumours have spread to the bones, brain, lungs or other organs. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3191637/How-spotting-cancer-early-TRIPLES-chance-survival-80-patients-eight-common-forms-survive-ten-years-disease-spotted-initial-stages.html