Researchers have successfully grown cartilage-bone grafts in the lab that can be used to repair damaged joints such as the jaw. Although reconstructive surgery is available to treat many joint ...

"By understanding how this bone-producing cartilage is generated in the simpler zebrafish model, we hope to find ways to create more of this unique cartilage tissue in patients to better heal ...

Stem Cells Used to Model Disease that Causes Abnormal Bone Growth UCSF-Led Study Sheds Light on Muscle-to-Bone Transformation. By Jeffrey Norris. Share on ... the human iPS cells created from FOP ...

Drug candidate stops extra bone growth in animal model of rare, genetic disease Date: April 13 ... Palovarotene is a class of drug that selectively targets a pathway involved in cartilage formation.

The implications of HITS-Bio are immense. This system could bioprint tissue patches directly onto injuries, such as bone fractures or cartilage damage, potentially transforming surgical interventions.

An illustration of the development of facial bone and cartilage in mice (left) and humans (right). Hiroki Higashiyama. According to the researchers, their conclusions about the facial development ...

Stem cells could one day be stimulated to make a special type of cartilage to help repair large, hard-to-heal bone fractures – a potential boon for doctors treating big-money athletes, ...