Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the ...

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in history.

A groundbreaking therapy first introduced by Northwestern University researchers in 2021 has shown promise in regenerating human cartilage. Originally designed to repair tissues and reverse ...

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.

A drop in estradiol and progesterone levels after menopause could increase cartilage aging and degeneration, leading to ...

"Currently, cartilage reconstruction often requires harvesting tissue from the patient's rib—a painful and invasive procedure. In the future, patient-specific lipochondrocytes could be derived ...

The genes that build the cartilage of fish gills were repurposed to build the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears ...

Currently, cartilage reconstruction often requires harvesting tissue from the patient's rib – a painful and invasive procedure. In the future, patient-specific lipochondrocytes could be derived ...

The FDA recently approved a bioengineered blood vessel, which becomes part of a patient’s body over time. It’s designed to ...

Two new studies offer insights into the evolution and development of external ears, which appear in humans and other mammals ...

Implanted tissues are not flexible in the same way ... The team have discovered lipochondrocytes in human fetal cartilage, as well. And Lee says this discovery seems to finally explain something ...