CLEVELAND, Ohio — Artificial knees may, one day soon, not be artificial at all — at least if researchers from Case Western Reserve University meet their goals. The university is embarking on an ...

In a significant leap forward for regenerative medicine, researchers at Texas A&M have discovered a single protein, FGF8, ...

Humans may not be able to regrow amputated limbs like salamanders can -- but we do have a "salamander-like" ability to regrow damaged cartilage, a new study has found. The study, published Wednesday ...

CHICAGO — Every time you bend your knee, rotate your shoulder, or nod your head, you’re using a remarkable piece of ...

The synovium is a membrane-like structure that lines the knee joint and helps to keep the joint happy and healthy, mainly by producing and maintaining synovial fluid. Inflammation of this tissue is ...

HANCOCK, N.H. — A wireless strain sensor built into an artificial knee replacement is providing medical-prosthesis engineers with their first view of real-time forces inside a human joint during ...

Researchers have developed a 3D organ-on-a-chip, complete with blood vessels, that mimics the human joint. The discovery will help researchers understand the pathology of joint diseases better and ...

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Move over, salamanders, we humans can also regrow some of our body tissues. At least, this is what a new study published on October 9, 2019, in the journal Science Advances, reports. Using a mechanism ...

Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers at Duke ...