Medical research
Stem cells from jaw bone help repair damaged cartilage
Columbia College of Dental Medicine researchers have identified stem cells that can make new cartilage and repair damaged joints.
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Medical research
Scientists transform lower-body cells into facial cartilage
Caltech scientists have converted cells of the lower-body region into facial tissue that makes cartilage, in new experiments using bird embryos. The researchers discovered a "gene circuit," composed of just three genes, that ...
Jun 27, 2016
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Genetics
Study shows how skeletal stem cells form the blueprint of the face
Timing is everything when it comes to the development of the vertebrate face. In a new study published in PLoS Genetics, USC Stem Cell researcher Lindsey Barske from the laboratory of Gage Crump and her colleagues identify ...
Apr 22, 2016
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Medical research
Study links signalling protein to osteoarthritis
Researchers show that the protein CCN4 positively regulates the generation of cartilage matrix, which are depleted in osteoarthritis.
Mar 1, 2016
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
New strategy for treating arthritis discovered
Arthritis patients could one day benefit from a novel form of medicine, according to researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Their early study indicates that arthritic cartilage, previously thought to be impenetrable ...
Nov 25, 2015
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Surgery
3-D printing techniques help surgeons carve new ears
When surgical residents need to practice a complicated procedure to fashion a new ear for children without one, they typically get a bar of soap, carrot or an apple.
Sep 30, 2015
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Medical research
Tissue 'scaffold' technology could help rebuild large organs
Scientists have developed a new tissue 'scaffold' technology that could one day enable the engineering of large organs.
Jun 17, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Potential new drug target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, in collaboration with colleagues the University of California, San Diego, identified a novel drug target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that focuses ...
May 20, 2015
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Genetics
Gene mutation drives cartilage tumor formation
Duke Medicine researchers have shown how gene mutations may cause common forms of cartilage tumors.
Feb 16, 2015
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Medical research
How cartilage cells sense forceful injury
We live with the same cartilage—the tissue that connects our joints—for a lifetime. And since we can't readily make new cartilage cells, we had better figure out how to keep what we have healthy.
Nov 10, 2014
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