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Bone marrow lesions can help predict joint disease, study says

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London: A new research has lately revealed that Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) can assist you to predict joint disease.

The research shows lesions — seen on MRI scans as regions of bone beneath the cartilage with ill-defined high signal — can help identify individuals who are more likely to suffer from the rapidly progressing osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis — the most common type of arthritis in the UK — can cause the joints to become painful and stiff.

Almost any joint can be affected, but it most often causes problems in the knees, hips, and small joints of the hands. It can progress at varying speeds.

“Osteoarthritis causes a significant burden to individuals and the healthcare system as a whole,” said Mark Edwards, Clinical Lecturer at the University of Southampton in UK.

Individuals with BMLs lose the space within the joint at a rate that is 0.10 mm per year faster than those without BMLs, the findings showed.

The SEKOIA study, a major international osteoarthritis disease-modifying trial, carried out MRI scanning on the knees of 176 men and women over 50 years old.

They were then followed up for an average of three years with repeated knee x-rays.

Individuals with bone marrow lesions (BMLs) on their MRI scan were found to have osteoarthritis that progressed more rapidly than those that did not.

Whereas, individuals with abnormalities on the MRI scans at the first appointment were compared to those without to examine the effect on disease progression.

The study has been published in The Journal of Rheumatology.

 

 

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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