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The article reports on a research to re-establish cartilage cushion conducted by researchers from Boston University, the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Children's Hospital. The scientists, led by Mark W. Grinstaff, have proposed to re-establish the cartilage cushion and restore its mechanical stability by incorporating a second polymer network.

The article discusses findings of a research published in journal Angewandte Chemie on use of near-infrared (NIR) fluorophores for visualization of cartilage tissue. It highlights comments of study authors Hak Soo Choi and Hoon Hyun regarding advantages of using NIR fluorophores for cartilage imaging. It informs about two highly promising molecules successfully tested in mouse as well as Yorkshire pig models for their tissue-imaging properties.

The article discusses bioprinting research as of August 19, 2013, highlighting advancements in the research and potential obstacles it faces. Topics discussed include medical researcher Darryl D'Lima's attempts to print knee cartilage, difficulties printing the complex structures needed to sustain living tissue, and various printers used by D'Lima in his research.

The article discusses research into repairing damaged cartilage by Constance Chu of the University of Pittsburgh and Lisa Fortier of Cornell University. Chu and Fortier are testing on horses a method of tissue regeneration that involves stem cells. They are also trying to help improve early diagnosis of cartilage problems.

SCIENTISTS have developed a gel that heats up inside the knee to treat osteo arthritis — where the cartilage between the joints wears away, causing pain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents questions and answers related to parenting when a baby cries, annoyance of a dog in an open-plan office and how to properly handle pieces of gristle without offending.

Their feet may look like solid, flat-bottomed tree trunks, but elephants actually stand tiptoed, more like dogs or deer. Now, researchers report that over the course of 15 million years, elephants evolved a false sixth toe in the middle of the fatty pad on each foot to prop up the back of their feet and support that tiptoed stance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study which revealed the risk factors for full-thickness cartilage lesions in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, including type of sport and gender.

The article presents the findings of a pilot study on the advantages of one-stage cartilage autografting over microfracture, presented at the 2010 ESSKA Congress held in Oslo, Norway from June 9 to 12.

As if dinosaurs, some of them anyway, weren't big enough, a new study reports that the skeletons we see in museums should be as much as a foot taller than they are now. Dinosaurs, paleontologists write in the journal PLoS One, had thick pieces of cartilage between their joints that increased their height. In conducting the study, the researchers looked at two close modern relatives of dinosaurs, the ostrich and the alligator. They measured limb lengths of the animals, and then skeletonized the limbs, removing the weight of cartilage and soft tissue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on a review of 10 randomized controlled cartilage repair trials in Norway which suggests that the patients chosen to be enrolled in the trials are not representative of the patients with focal cartilage defects in the knee seen in the clinic.

When the first cases popped up in orthopedic journals, they read like medical mysteries. Surgeons around the country reported that several active young patients had suddenly developed chondrolysis, a relatively rare ailment in which joint cartilage dies, leaving bone to grind on bone. Chondrolysis has ended the athletic careers of dozens of high school and college students. In the most severe cases, it has required joint replacements. Many sufferers face lifetimes of pain and disability. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article offers insights on how to maintain a healthy knee. It is stated that it is essential for a person to take care of his knees because knees are susceptible to damage. It is said that too much jogging or running can sometimes destroy cartilages in knee joints. It is suggested that in taking care of knees, eating omega-3 oil-rich foods and wearing shoes with thin soles are helpful. It is stressed that medications such as Advil, ibuprofen, and Motrin are critical in treating knee pain.

ONE way for surgeons to repair injured knees is to take cartilage and bone from another part of the knee and transplant it in the damaged area. Now companies are developing potentially simpler knee patches: small, off-the-shelf plugs engineered to mimic the composition of human bone and cartilage. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Tiger Woods is chipping and putting, and says he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he cannot compete until the United States Open, he does not expect the same result as his last layoff during a season. Two years ago, Woods did not play for nine weeks after the death of his father. He returned to competition in the United States Open at Winged Foot and missed the cut for the only time in a major. ''That was a totally different mental situation than I am now,'' said Woods, who had surgery on his left knee April 15 to clean out some cartilage. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

FOR years, people with worn-out knees were told to wait as long as possible before opting for replacement. Wait until you are older, the thinking went, so the joint will outlive you. But medical experts say doctors and patients are pushing the limits of their old joints too far. Improvements in artificial joint technology and surgical techniques mean replacements are lasting longer than ever -- often 20 years or more. But doctors are still advising candidates for replacement to ''wait until you can't stand it.'' As a result, some patients wait until the cartilage in their knees wears out completely, leaving them housebound and with painful bone-on-bone rubbing in their knees. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Scientists investigating a mystery contaminant in the blood thinner heparin are closing in on what they believe is a counterfeit substance, most likely made in China from animal cartilage, that was chemically altered to act like the real drug. The United States Food and Drug Administration declined to confirm that statement and a spokeswoman said the agency would have no comment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses the presentation of University of Bristol, England professor and cartilage researcher Anthony P. Hollander at the 7th World Congress of the International Cartilage Repair Society on September 29 to October 2, 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. Hollander stated that regenerated cartilage can possibly slow down the overall progression of the osteoarthritis. He also said that patients must be treated early with stabilization, osteotomy, and other techniques.

This article focuses on the surgery and lengthy rehabilitation process of Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph. Randolph underwent microfracture surgery in March of 2005 to repair cartilage in his right knee. In microfracture surgery, new cartilage is created when holes which are drilled in the femur bleed and clot, creating new cartilage. By the end of 2005, Randolph had regained his old form.

Presents a diagram which shows the removal of the damaged cartilage in knee replacement. Provision of stability for the joint.

Reports that University of California's graduate bioengineering group head Rajendra Bhatnagar has changed human skin and gum cells into bone and cartilage. Sources of living cells for tissue formation; Commercialization of Bhatnagar's scientific discovery; Role of fibroblasts in the discovery.

Reports on the announcement by Genzyme Tissue Repair that an additional 15 insurance plans covering 38 million people, agreed to pay for the company's knee-cartilage-replacement product since the Food and Drug Administration approved the product in August 1997. How the product, Carticel, was previously paid for.

Discusses cartilage implants. The example of truck driver Ward Fechtmeyer of Fort Meyers, Florida, who had cartilage cells implanted into his knee via surgery; Controversy spurred by the procedures; A brief description of cartilage and its various functions; The high cost of the procedure; The long rehabilitation process that follows the surgery.

Informs that scientists have succeeded in growing bones and cartilage in laboratory settings. The field of tissue engineering, or growing spare parts for the human body; The role of the family of molecules known as bone morphogenic proteins (BMP); Other types of tissues which have been grown, including skin and teeth.