News articles tagged with 'cartilage'
Use of rib cartilage grafts in rhinoplasty results in patient satisfaction, few complications
— 17 Nov 2009 12:49 | HealthRib cartilage from human donors is well tolerated as a grafting material in nasal plastic surgery and yields positive functional, structural and cosmetic results, even in complex cases,... — full story
Growing cartilage from stem cells
— 22 Oct 2009 14:35 | HealthDamaged knee joints might one day be repaired with cartilage grown from stem cells in a laboratory, based on research by Professor Kyriacos Athanasiou, chair of the UC Davis Department... — full story
'Spaghetti' scaffolding could help grow skin in labs
— 18 Oct 2009 11:48 | TechnologyScientists are developing new scaffolding technology which could be used to grow tissues such as skin, nerves and cartilage using 3D spaghetti-like structures. Their research is highlighted... — full story
Chinese and American palaeontologists discover a new Mesozoic mammal
— 10 Oct 2009 10:28 | Geology and palaeontologyAn international team of palaeontologists has discovered a new species of mammal that lived 123 million years ago in what is now the Liaoning Province in northeastern China. The newly... — full story
Study suggests obesity alone does not cause knee osteoarthritis in mice
— 29 Sep 2009 18:36 | HealthIn 2005 the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that globally 400 million adults were obese, defined by a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or greater. WHO projects that by 2015... — full story
New study finds way to stop excessive bone growth following trauma or surgery
— 24 Sep 2009 08:46 | HealthA recent United States Army study found that excessive bone growth, also known as heterotopic ossificiation (HO), affects up to 70 percent of soldiers who are severely wounded during... — full story
Hormone promises to keep joint injuries from causing long-term osteoarthritis
— 13 Sep 2009 17:00 | HealthAn existing osteoporosis drug is the first ever found to prevent cartilage loss from osteoarthritis following injury to a joint, and may also regenerate some cartilage that has been... — full story
Getting better visualisation of joint cartilage through cationic CT contrast agents
— 2 Sep 2009 14:05 | HealthIn its quest to find new strategies to treat osteoarthritis and other diseases, a Boston University-led research team has reported finding a new computer tomography contrast agent for... — full story
Protein level may serve as predictor of severe osteoarthritis
— 30 Jul 2009 09:00 | HealthOsteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint disorder throughout the world and a leading cause of disability, is characterised by pain, impaired joint mobility, reduction of muscular... — full story
The disease markers that will aid arthritis research
— 24 Jul 2009 11:41 | HealthA combination of biochemical and MRI markers will allow improved measurement of osteoarthritis (OA) progression. The biomarkers, described in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis... — full story