Impact of Sulfate-Arsenical-Ferruginous Water on Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, and Gene Expression of Inflammatory Mediators and MicroRNA in Human Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes Stimulated by IL-1β

• by Antonella Fioravanti, Patrizia Manica, Iole Seccafico, Giulia Collodel, Elena Moretti, Serafino Carta, Sara Cheleschi

• April 20, 2026

Side Effects: Salt, Steroids, and Second Brains

So get this: sodium may track with memory decline (in men), steroids might not be “immunosuppressive” in the ICU, and second pregnancies reshape the brain differently than first. Same theme: biology is less binary than we teach it.

• by Kerri Miller

• April 22, 2026

• 7 min

Efficacy and safety of different curcumin formulations in osteoarthritis: an umbrella review of systematic reviews

• by Chuankai Shi, Taimin Zhang, Yaru Xie, Jiajia Li, Changxu Chen, Jiangwei Liu

• May 21, 2026

Spatial Proteomics Reveals Early Osteoarthritis Changes 

MALDI-MSI maps bone-derived protein changes that extend beyond visible cartilage damage 

• March 4, 2026

• 2 min