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Discovery may reverse RA, osteoporosis

(Science Daily) UPDATED 2009-09-22

Scientists say they have identified a way to stop a well-known signaling molecule from eroding bones and causing joint inflammation, a discovery that could potentially reverse conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center say that changing the way a pathway known as the nuclear factor kappa B complex (NF-κB) may keep the two molecules (TNFα and RANKL) from breaking down too much bone and inflaming bones. Read full story >

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