cartilage

Cartilage regeneration 20,000 Leagues Under Sea

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:28:23 -0500

Bioengineers at Rice University have discovered that intense pressure -- similar to what someone would experience more than a half-mile beneath the ocean's surface -- stimulates cartilage cells to grow new tissue with nearly all of the properties of natural cartilage. The new method, which requires no stem cells, may eventually provide relief for thousands of arthritis sufferers.

Brown researchers work toward ending cartilage loss

harminka — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:27:38 -0500

Scientists have long wrestled with how to aid those who suffer cartilage damage and loss. One popular way is to inject an artificial gel that can imitate cartilage’s natural ability to act as the body’s shock absorber. But that solution is temporary, requiring follow-up injections.

Green tea suppresses factors causing cartilage, bone destruction in arthritis

harminka — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:59:30 -0500

In rheumatoid arthritis, a person's own immune system attacks the joints by activating the synovial tissue that lines the body's movable joints, causing inflammation, swelling, pain and eventually erosion of the bone and cartilage and deformation of the joint. It is among the most debilitating forms of arthritis, often making difficult even the simplest of daily activities.

How movement lubricates bone joints

harminka — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:30:43 -0600

How movement lubricates bone joints

harminka — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:29:53 -0600