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 motion between joint surfaces.

Now, researchers at Stanford have found a way to induce cartilage tissue to regenerate in joints by tweaking the stem cells there. Like most machines, ...

Humans Have 'Salamander-Like' Capacity To Repair Cartilage in Their Joints, Study Says Researchers believe the discovery could help treat joint diseases and osteoarthritis By ...

The way you move. To see if cartilaginous fish share our synovial joints, Sharma studied little skates (Leucoraja erinacea) and compared their joint morphology to that of sea lampreys (Petromyozon ...

The important component in joints, cartilage, is notoriously difficult to repair. This presents medical complications. To address this, a new material has been developed by scientists from ...

Humans have a salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in joints, a team of scientists has found. Salamanders are well-known for being able to regrow new limbs, but it turns out that a similar ...

If cartilage is not healthy, the increased friction in the joints may lead to joint pain. Water also flushes toxins out of the body. This can reduce inflammation, which may also prevent or ...

Once the degeneration of the cartilage lining a joint begins, there is no treatment available to restore it. The new research was conducted with mice with knee arthritis, and with human bone ...

Cartiva cartilage for big-toe arthritis is inserted into a hole drilled into the bone behind the toe, cushioning the joint. Photo: Courtesy of Cartiva ...