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 ...

Repairing bones and cartilage may get easier thanks to newly discovered human skeletal stem cells. Scientists found the stem cells, which give rise to bones, cartilage and the spongy bone that harbors ...

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 ...

It has been reported that T2D is associated with significantly increased prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA), 8 the most common degenerative joint disease and the major cause of physical disability in ...

2D nanoparticles known as nanosilicates can be used to grow bone and cartilage tissue from human mesenchymal stem cells, according to new gene sequencing experiments by researchers at Texas A&M ...

An injury to the cartilage connecting your ribs to your breastbone can be very painful. Although recovery times can vary, rib cartilage fractures typically take at least 6 weeks to heal. The ribs in ...

The woman underwent the $20,000 surgery at a clinic in Beverley Hills in 2009. Surgeons isolated mesenchymal stem cells from her abdominal fat—cells that can become bone, cartilage, and fat, among ...

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 ...

User-Created Clip by zlowe July 19, 2022 2022-07-10T20:31:27-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/730/1658254731.jpgMedical historian Lindsey Fitzharris, author of ...

Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education and Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University First, let’s talk about the difference between bone and cartilage.