Inflammation of the middle ear is often triggered a cholesteatoma, an aggressive form of chronic otitis media. In order to detect cholesteatomas and bacterial biofilms and to remove them safely, the ...

Researchers at TU Wien have developed a new way to grow cartilage from stem cells and guide it into basically any shape required. The breakthrough could lead to better ways to patch up injuries.

A treatment that blocks an age-related protein restored cartilage in aging and injured joints by reprogramming existing cells ...

Is it feasible to produce tissue in a lab to replace damaged cartilage, for example? With the use of a procedure that is quite distinct from previous approaches employed globally, TU Wien (Vienna) has ...

Osteoarthritis – a painful condition that results from the deterioration of the cartilage in our joints – affects millions of people worldwide. This persistent problem has been challenging to address, ...

In patients with severe osteoarthritis, cartilage can wear so thin that joints essentially transform into bone on bone — without a cushion between. A new therapy that uses synthetic nanofibers to ...

Vol. 2, No. 4, Part Two: Supplement: Proceedings of a Conference on Tissue Fine Structure Held at Arden House, Harriman, N. Y., January 16, 17, and 18, 1956 (Jul. 25 ...

This story is part 3 of an occasional series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the collection of interventions that restore to normal ...

A newly discovered cell type could transform how plastic surgeries are performed—from facial reconstructions to nose jobs. Cartilage transplants are central to many procedures, being used to fix cleft ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although cartilage repair and restoration still pose clinical challenges in orthopedics, the knowledge of ...