A torn meniscus, the cartilage in the knee, is a common sports injury, and unfortunately it doesn’t heal well. But researchers in Japan have now identified a hormone that helps repair the cartilage ... News Medical: Regrowing knee cartilage can be a promising hop toward healing joints in humans UConn bioengineers successfully regrew cartilage in a rabbit's knee, a promising hop toward healing joints in humans, they report in the 12 January issue of Science Translational Medicine.

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Arthritis ... Regrowing knee cartilage can be a promising hop toward healing joints in humans News Medical: Synthetic cartilage plugs may help heal osteochondral defects and avoid total knee replacements Synthetic cartilage plugs may help heal osteochondral defects and avoid total knee replacements Bioengineers successfully regrew cartilage in a rabbit's knee, a promising hop toward healing joints in humans. UConn bioengineers successfully regrew cartilage in a rabbit's knee, a promising hop ... Yahoo: Goodbye, knee pain.

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In a medical first, scientists have found a way to regrow damaged cartilage.