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Keele arthritis research in charity ’ s top 10 Research Highlights of the Year
Researchers from the School of Medicine have been commended for their work by a national charity which ranked one of their studies as a Top 10 Research Highlight of the Year .
A Keele study was featured on a list of influential studies celebrated by Versus Arthritis , which features Keele researchers Professor Christian Mallen , Professor Krysia Dziedzic , and Dr Michelle Marshall .
The study published earlier this year saw the team developing a new classification criterion for ‘ hand osteoarthritis ’. The new criteria developed by the international research team will help include more diverse patient groups in research , leading to more targeted treatments and improved outcomes for people with arthritis .
Professor Dziedzic said : “ This paper describes for the first time a way of classifying hand osteoarthritis into hand joint groups [ meaning ] research to determine effective treatments can be better targeted to alleviate the detrimental impact of hand OA .”