An orthopaedic surgeon discusses how this approach helps alleviate pain caused by joint injuries and chronic conditions.

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in history.

Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the ...

In 1857, a German zoologist named Franz von Leydig reported that the cartilage tissue in a rat’s ear contains large cells that are filled with depots of lipids — a description that also ...

The EU-funded micro2MACRO (m2M) project, launched in December 2024, aims to advance tissue regeneration through an innovative ...

The smooth functioning of the body’s joints, the flexibility of the ears and nose, and the shaping of bones are all made possible by the skeletal tissue known as cartilage. 1 According to popular ...

A global team of scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery of a new skeletal tissue known as "lipocartilage," offering ...

Tissue engineering utilizes 3D printing and bioink to grow human cells on scaffolds, creating replacements for damaged ...

Currently, cartilage reconstruction often requires harvesting tissue from the patient's rib – a painful and invasive procedure. In the future, patient-specific lipochondrocytes could be derived ...

This study presents a kombucha-derived bioink and digital biopen, advancing in vivo tissue engineering with efficient, ...

Surgeons often resort to transferring cartilage from the rib, which is stiff, or using silicone implants, with neither material matching the real thing. Implanted tissues are not flexible in the s ...