Human exposure to toxic particles drives various diseases. Examples include gout, an acute arthritis driven by monosodium urate crystals, or…
Tony Merriman, Ph.D., professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Immunology and Rheumatology and internationally recognized leader…
A major international study has found gout is a chronic illness where genetics is a major cause, rather than lifestyle…
There is a longstanding belief that changes in weather conditions, such as impending rain or temperature, can trigger or worsen…
Many Americans think of gout as a disease from a bygone era, akin to rickets or scurvy. The condition commonly…
What Question Were You Investigating with this Study? Are there racial differences in gout prevalence among adults in the US…
Experts at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with experts at Keele University, have found that the risk of heart…
Just one in three patients with gout in the UK received preventative medication within a year of diagnosis, new research…
A common gout medication, colchicine, significantly improved survival rates for patients hospitalized with worsening heart failure, a UVA Health study…
Diet is substantially less important than genes in the development of high blood urate levels, that often precede gout, say…