CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new study, "The validity, stability, and utility of measuring uric acid in saliva," published in Biomarkers in Medicine, used the ...

By measuring the amount of uric acid in your body, your doctor can evaluate how well your body is producing and removing uric acid. Your doctor can perform a uric acid blood test, ...

Wenzhuo Wu, the Ravi and Eleanor Talwar Rising Star Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, said noninvasive, repeated monitoring of uric acid (UA) levels in human sweat over long periods of ...

Regularly measuring uric acid levels to establish a baseline and observing changes in levels, symptoms, and the effect of interventions on outcomes can help better establish when it is beneficial ...

An acute gout attack, which most often strikes one of the big toes, is hard to dismiss. “Gout attacks are intensely strong and come on quickly,” FitzGerald says.

Gout is a type of arthritis caused by the buildup of the chemical uric acid in your joints. It typically onsets suddenly and causes symptoms like intense joint pain, inflammation, and redness. The ...

Reducing uric acid levels can lower dementia risk by 166%, according to research published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases. How to know if you need to lower your levels.