Toe and foot pain are no joke — they can be very uncomfortable and affect your everyday activities. Gout and turf toe are two conditions that can cause pain and swelling of your big toe and its joints ...

During the Neogene period, humanity’s primate ancestors held a genomic advantage for combating gout. A new study found that the gene effectively lowered levels of uric acid and prevented ...

Many, probably most, of us have eaten too much and too much of the wrong things in the last few weeks. Hopefully, we’re steering a course back onto the rails and aiming for healthier choices going ...

Gout could be treated by an ancient gene that humans lost millions of years ago, suggests new research. A form of arthritis caused by crystals that build up in joints and cause swelling and pain, gout ...

Reptiles' unique ability to crystallize waste into solid uric acid spheres offers a potential breakthrough for human gout and kidney stone sufferers. Scientists are studying how snakes safely package ...

The dietary causes of gout have been demystified by US scientists who have confirmed in the New England Journal of Medicine that a diet rich in meat and seafood are the main culprits for the age old ...