News tagged with cartilage tissue

New cases of rare genetic disorder identified

Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international partners, have shown a rare genetic disease, that causes crippling osteoarthritis in the spine and major joints, is far more prevalent worldwide than previously ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Researchers develop new method for creating tissue engineering scaffolds

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new method for creating scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, providing an alternative that is more flexible and less time-intensive than current technology.

Medicine & Health / Research

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Organ engineering: Possibilities and challenges ahead

Cartilage, bone, and skin can already be regenerated in vitro, and these tissues are currently available for clinical applications. However, regeneration of more complex tissues such as the liver and pancreas ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Shaping up: Controlling a stem cell's form can determine its fate

"Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be turning that on its head. New research by a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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New method to grow synthetic collagen unveiled

In a significant advance for cosmetic and reconstructive medicine, scientists at Rice University have unveiled a new method for making synthetic collagen. The new material, which forms from a liquid in as ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Neurosurgeons use adult stem cells to grow neck vertebrae

Neurosurgery researchers at UC Davis Health System have used a new, leading-edge stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs -- the cushions between the bones in the neck ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Study evaluates pressure device worn on the ear at night as treatment for scar tissue

A study of seven patients examined use of a pressure device worn overnight to supplement other therapy for auricular keloids (scar tissue buildup of the ear), as reported in an article published Online First today by Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Serum-free cultures help transplanted MSCs improve efficacy

Mensenchymal stem cells (MSCs), multipotent cells identified in bone marrow and other tissues, have been shown to be therapeutically effective in the immunosuppression of T-cells, the regeneration of blood vessels, assisting ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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Progress in tissue engineering to repair joint damage in osteoarthritis

Medical scientists now have "clear" evidence that the damaged cartilage tissue in osteoarthritis and other painful joint disorders can be encouraged to regrow and regenerate, and are developing tissue engineering ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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Researchers inject nanofiber spheres carrying cells into wounds to grow tissue

For the first time, scientists have made star-shaped, biodegradable polymers that can self-assemble into hollow, nanofiber spheres, and when the spheres are injected with cells into wounds, these spheres biodegrade, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 17, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Ear to the future: Donated cells transform from lab to mouse

Within a Northeast Ohio lab, a hairless mouse is growing an ear from the cells of a Wadsworth, Ohio, preschooler.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hope for arthritis patients in fat tissue

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent discovery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -- that adult stem cells collected from fat tissue can be converted to cells that will grow cartilage tissue -- has focused ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 03, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Researchers Convert Stem Cells into Cartilage

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ultimate goal is to grow replacement cartilage in a lab that can be used to repair human joints and treat osteoarthritis.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scaffold gradients: Finding the right environment for developing cells

People often have strong opinions on the "right" firmness of mattresses for themselves, and, as it turns out, some cell types have similar preferences for their support structures. Now a research team from ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Exposing collagen's double life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Collagen, a type of connective tissue that makes up about 30 percent of the human body, plays many roles. The structural protein is an important component of muscle, skin, bones and cartilage, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast