by ShellyManning | Jul 25, 2025
For generations, people in Vietnam have used Caryota mitis fruit peel to treat joint pain and inflammation, but scientists had never properly tested whether it actually works. So, the authors of this study put it through rigorous scientific testing to see if it could...
by ShellyManning | Jul 10, 2025
If you have arthritis, there’s something outside your joints that puts your health at even greater risk than pain, stiffness, or daily struggles. A major new study published in Scientific Reports found that social isolation significantly increases the risk of death...
by ShellyManning | Jul 5, 2025
Your bones might receive help from an unexpected source: the trillions of bacteria living in your gut. An interesting new study published in npj Metabolic Health and Disease found that certain gut bacteria can actually help maintain bone density and protect against...
by ShellyManning | Jun 29, 2025
A natural plant compound in a common type of apple can block gout from flaring up, in similar ways as drugs do. …without the side effects. This is according to a new study published in Food Bioscience. Here’s the problem. Seafood, red meat, alcohol, and some other...
by ShellyManning | Jun 13, 2025
A new study published in Rheumatology reveals one single factor that can take your arthritis from bad to worse very quickly. Alarmingly, up to 44% of people with knee arthritis are at risk here. But there’s a simple way to tackle this. Researchers from the UK became...