The drug relieved osteoarthritis pain and reversed cartilage damage, with a slow-release hydrogel extending the effects inside the knee joint.

Is it possible to grow tissue in the laboratory, for example to replace injured cartilage? At TU Wien (Vienna), an important step has now been taken toward creating replacement tissue in the lab—using ...

Over-the-counter pain relievers, physical therapy, steroid injections -- some people have tried it all and are still dealing with knee pain. Often knee pain comes from the progressive wear and tear of ...

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 ...

A newly developed biomaterial might be able to treat crippling arthritis by prompting the growth of new cartilage, a new animal study suggests. The bioactive material looks like rubbery goo, but it's ...

Current intra-articular drug delivery methods do not guarantee sufficient drug penetration into cartilage tissue to reach cell and matrix targets at the concentrations necessary to elicit the desired ...

The molecular mechanisms of cartilage breakdown in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) show considerable overlap, particularly with respect to matrix-degrading enzymes, but also with ...

Choosing what type of piercing to get next in your ear is a tough decision. Once you have your lobes pierced, the options get infinitely more complicated. Whether it's your rook, tragus, helix, ...

Researchers have developed a way to "print" cartilage that could help treat joint diseases and sporting injuries. They say that the new material is more robust and hardwearing than previous efforts to ...