While the common ancestor of vertebrates with synovial joints is still a mystery, the oldest specimen with evidence of these ...

There’s been a lot of hype lately about the health benefits of eating gelatin. So, should you reach for the gummy bears, or ...

Our joints heavily rely on cartilage, as it acts as a shield and aids our bones. As aging occurs, there’s the possibility of this cartilage deteriorating or sustaining damage, frequently leading ...

Sommar, P. et al. Engineering three-dimensional cartilage- and bone-like tissues using human dermal fibroblasts and macroporous gelatine microcarriers. J. Plast. Reconstr. Aesthet. Surg.

W hen we age, our scrapes don’t heal as quickly, our movements elicit grunts, our twinges persist longer than they used to.

While full-grown adults have 206 bones, babies are born with far more. Here's how many, and what happens to them.

Cartilage forms a buffer between bones, and a loss of cartilage will eventually lead to arthritis. The new knee repair ...

Sharks don’t have bones. Their skeletons are made of cartilage - the same soft, flexible stuff as your ears and the tip of your nose are made of. This is true for all sharks, from the formidable great ...

Jumping exercises may help prevent cartilage damage, aid bone strength in astronauts on long-duration space missions, a mice study suggests. Johns Hopkins research indicates that jump training ...