Cartilage plays a crucial role in your knees, but unfortunately once it’s damaged or worn out it’s hard to repair. A replacement is often required, but these aren’t as good as the real thing. Now, ...

Over-the-counter pain relievers, physical therapy, steroid injections—some people have tried it all and are still dealing with knee pain. Writing in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, a Duke ...

Researchers with the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University have developed a synthetic cartilage they've dubbed "Kevlartilage." The name is a joining of the words cartilage and Kevlar, the ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University have developed a Kevlar-based synthetic cartilage. The new Kevlar-based hydrogel recreates the magic of cartilage by combining a ...

Question: I didn't think there was a cure for arthritis, but did I hear correctly that there is a surgery to re-grow cartilage? Answer: You are right on both accounts. There is no cure, which is the ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Over-the-counter pain relievers, physical therapy, steroid injections -- some people have tried it all and are still dealing with knee pain. Often knee pain comes from the progressive ...

(Nanowerk News) The unparalleled liquid strength of cartilage, which is about 80 percent water, withstands some of the toughest forces on our bodies. Synthetic materials couldn't match it -- until ...