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Goodbye joint replacements? Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis - ScienceDaily

Goodbye joint replacements? Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis - ScienceDaily

Scientists have found a surprising way to regrow damaged knee cartilage by blocking a protein that becomes more abundant with age. In old mice, the treatment restored naturally lost cartilage and also helped prevent osteoarthritis after ACL-like knee injuries…

Scientists have identified a way to restore cartilage in aging knee joints, at least in mice, by blocking a protein whose levels rise with age. The approach not only reversed naturally occurring cart… [+11434 chars]

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