Researchers believe the discovery could help treat joint diseases and osteoarthritis Human beings have something in common with salamanders — and it could be the key to treating joint diseases and ...

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model. Although it looks like a ...

Osteoarthritis is a chronic condition that affects joints and can lead to cartilage degradation. Current treatment options for osteoarthritis often focus on symptom management, but researchers are ...

SOCIETY HILL (WPVI) -- Alexandra Murphy has always enjoyed brisk walks with her dog, Hudson, around her neighborhood. She's been a volunteer dog-walker for Street Tails Animal Rescue, a Northern ...

Using cells from the cartilage in patients’ noses, Swiss doctors have successfully made patches to treat 10 adults whose knee cartilage was damaged by injury. Two years after the transplants, most of ...

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Researchers have successfully grown cartilage-bone grafts in the lab that can be used to repair damaged joints such as the jaw. Although reconstructive surgery is available to treat many joint ...

A medical device company developing an earlier intervention for cartilage damage and osteoarthritis is raising a $14.2 million round. Biomimedica Inc. has already secured $11.9 million from 10 ...

Swiss surgeons successfully used an experimental technique, which includes harvesting cells from the nasal septum, to repair damaged knee joints in patients. Two years later, these patients report ...

Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers at Duke ...

Human beings have something in common with salamanders — and it could be the key to treating joint diseases and osteoarthritis. Contrary to what scientists previously thought, a new study has found ...