American researchers are looking for new ways to reduce arthritis pain. Arthritis is known to affect older people. Over time, the joints of the body suffer damage and become inflamed. The condition has also been found to affect younger adults who suffer knee or ankle injuries. Now, University of Iowa scientists are using new methods for treating arthritis with existing medicines. They hope to target individuals who develop the condition shortly after an injury. In tests, the scientists injected the medicines directly into the damaged joints. The hope is that the treatment will then block the cycle of cell dysfunction that follows an injury, and protect against arthritis. The scientists have yet to carry out experiments with people. They used pigs instead because the animals’ joints react like human ankles.
Title: Scientists Test New Treatment for Injuries that Produce Arthritis
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2368/arthritis_treatment.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Scientists Test New Treatment for Injuries that Produce Arthritis' data-article-id='2884'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8229'>American researchers are looking for new ways to reduce arthritis pain.</span> <span data-start-time='8229' data-end-time='12688'>Arthritis is known to affect older people.</span> <span data-start-time='12688' data-end-time='19583'>Over time, the joints of the body suffer damage and become inflamed.</span> <span data-start-time='19583' data-end-time='27708'>The condition has also been found to affect younger adults who suffer knee or ankle injuries.</span> <span data-start-time='27708' data-end-time='38646'>Now, University of Iowa scientists are using new methods for treating arthritis with existing medicines.</span> <span data-start-time='38646' data-end-time='46917'>They hope to target individuals who develop the condition shortly after an injury.</span> <span data-start-time='46917' data-end-time='54438'>In tests, the scientists injected the medicines directly into the damaged joints.</span> <span data-start-time='54438' data-end-time='65813'>The hope is that the treatment will then block the cycle of cell dysfunction that follows an injury, and protect against arthritis.</span> <span data-start-time='65813' data-end-time='70292'>The scientists have yet to carry out experiments with people.</span> <span data-start-time='70292' data-end-time='77146'>They used pigs instead because the animals’ joints react like human ankles.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2368/arthritis_treatment.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10154 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2368/what_does_reduce_mean.m4a'>What does reduce mean?</div><div 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