Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a treatment that can reverse cartilage loss in aging joints and even prevent arthritis after knee injuries. By blocking a protein linked to aging, the ...

Stanford scientists regrow cartilage by blocking an ageing enzyme, reversing arthritis damage in mice and human tissue ...

Reduce your risk of developing osteoarthritis, which presently affects over 30 million adults in the U.S.

Stanford scientists report early research showing it may be possible to regrow cartilage, offering new hope for treating ...

Articular cartilage is the soft, shock-absorbing tissue that lies between bones in joints like knees and fingers. As it wears away with age or is damaged by injury, ongoing pain and inflammation can ...

This handout photo released by the University of Maryland School of Medicine on January 10, 2022 shows surgeons performing a transplant of a heart from a genetically ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky The painful knees and hips experienced by so many people with osteoarthritis result ...

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Researchers at Northwestern University have designed a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in the body's joints. Minimally invasive, the therapy activates bone marrow stem ...

A 52-year-old man has a unique condition in which his joints and cartilage are turning a color they should not be – dark black. The New England Journal of Medicine chronicled the unnamed patient’s ...

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 ...

The painful knees and hips experienced by so many people with osteoarthritis result from a loss of cartilage, which serves as a sort of cushioning in the joints. It had long been thought that ...