Osteoarthritis is driven by the irreversible degradation of hyaline cartilage in the joints, which eventually leads to pain and disability, ...

LANZHOU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have made new progress in defective cartilage repair with the development of an implantable magnetoelectric bionic cartilage hydrogel, offering ...

Medical textbooks describe three types of cartilage: hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage.Hyaline cartilage helps bones slide smoothly over each other at the joints; elastic cartilage is very ...

Autologous chondrocyte implantation is a surgical procedure to help restore damaged cartilage. Read about who it is suitable for, the procedure, and recovery.

Two innovative new developments have demonstrated that degraded cartilage can be regrown, first with 'dancing molecules' that target the protein needed for tissue regeneration, secondly with a ...

“Regeneration of hyaline cartilage in human-sized joints remains a clinical challenge, and it is a critical unmet need that would contribute to longer healthspans.” ...

The new biomaterial comprises two components: a bioactive peptide that binds to transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFb-1) — an essential protein for cartilage growth and maintenance — and modified ...

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