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Tuesday, 30th June 2009 (1222 views)

Gold can be used to help ease the pain of animals suffering from joint pains, research has found.

A new study by Gry Tove Jaeger, based on research carried out in the US in the 1970s, has suggested that grains of the precious metal can prolong the lifespan of dogs suffering from hip dysplasia.

The scientist, based at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, used two groups of the canines in her research, one of which had gold grains introduced to their joints while the other acted as a control.

After a period of six months, the research showed that dogs with the gold implants were in less pain and were more mobile than those which had not received the treatment, while following a two-year lifespan 80 per cent had shown signs of improvement.

In related news, scientists at the University of Tokyo have recently developed new structures made from DNA, which can be used to create platforms for gold nanoparticles.

 

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