Muscle cells play a vital role in repairing fractured bones
Bone healing is a complex process that depends on the coordinated activity of many different cell types. While…
New synthetic grafting material kills bone cancer and regenerates bone
Primary bone tumors, such as osteosarcoma, have seen stagnant survival rates over the past four decades. Surgical removal…
Day case surgery linked to significant readmission and chronic pain risks
Two new studies published in Anaesthesia (the journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) analyzing pain and other factors…
Blocking a ‘gerozyme’ reverses cartilage loss in mice
An injection that blocks the activity of a protein involved in aging reverses naturally occurring cartilage loss in…
Novel method measures structure and function of the Achilles tendon in professional ballet dancers
A study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research uses a noninvasive, nonradioactive imaging-based method to measure the structure…