The revival of the uricase gene could pave the way for new therapies. In a groundbreaking development, scientists have revived a gene that vanished from the human genome over 20 million years ago, and ...

Resurrecting ancient DNA that was around when dinosaurs walked the Earth could help scientists find a cure for gout. Researchers in Atlanta believe a 90 million-year-old version of an enzyme known as ...

Gout, a form of arthritis caused by crystals that build up in joints and cause swelling and pain, is one of humanity’s oldest diseases. Scientists at Georgia State University may have found an ancient ...

While dinosaurs have not yet been resurrected Jurassic Park-style, scientists fiddling with ancient DNA sequences have made a discovery that may turn out to be a tad more useful: a treatment for gout.

First open-label phase 1 results are published in a recent issue of Arthritis Research and Therapy [1]. The investigators note that gout can usually be controlled by maintaining serum urate levels ...

GRO Biosciences (GRObio) has secured $60.3m in an oversubscribed Series B financing round to progress the clinical development of its lead programme for gout. New investors Atlas Venture and Access ...

Inflammatory arthritis in patients with gout can usually be treated with drugs that counter hyperuricemia. Treatment fails in some patients, however, so a second-line therapy is desirable. Humans do ...

The likely approval of febuxostat for the treatment of gout means that there soon will be an alternative for the underserved group of patients with severe disease who cannot tolerate allopurinol. No ...