First, let’s talk about the difference between bone and cartilage. They both are materials that can make up a skeleton, but they are quite different. Bone doesn’t bend. It is very strong, but it’s ...

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

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

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 ...

Scientists have long assumed that once the smooth cartilage in a damaged knee wears away, the body has little chance of ...

A single shot that appears to regrow worn knee cartilage and head off arthritis sounds like science fiction, yet early data ...

Inset, lumbar vertebrae of a newborn mouse stained with alcian blue (cartilage) and alizarin red (bone). Background, chondrocytes in the phalange of a newborn mouse; blue coloration signals expression ...

Pannus is an abnormal, extra layer of tissue in your joints that can cause pain, swelling, and damage to your bones, cartilage, and other tissue. It most often results from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ...