The treatment also prevented the development of arthritis after knee injuries such as ACL tears often experienced by athletes ...

A treatment that blocks an age-related protein restored cartilage in aging and injured joints by reprogramming existing cells ...

Osteoarthritis affects millions of people worldwide. The joint condition often develops with age or after injuries and ...

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) bioengineers have fabricated cartilage tissue which for the first time mimics the multi-layered structure and cellular functions of natural articular ...

Cartilage, a connective tissue found throughout the body, is critical to the function of our joints. Tough yet flexible, it supports load and enables frictionless ...

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have reported a discovery that could change how arthritis and joint damage are treated. In ...

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have uncovered a breakthrough that could reshape how doctors treat joint damage caused by aging and injury.

The limited ability of articular cartilage to regenerate has prompted the development of cell-based tissue engineering techniques, such as autologous chondrocyte implantation The complexity of ...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which commonly impacts the knees, hands, hips, neck and lower back. This is the first of two stories describing recent progress in understanding the ...

The arytenoid cartilage is a pair of pyramid-shaped pieces of cartilage found in the larynx (voice box), which are essential to the production of vocal sound. Cartilage is tough, yet flexible tissue ...

A textile-based implant containing cartilage derived from stem cells reduced pain and restored hip joint function to baseline levels in a study of dogs with symptoms of moderate osteoarthritis. A ...