Researchers develop method to regrow cartilage in arthritic mice

Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine (CA, USA) have discovered a way to regenerate cartilage in mouse and human tissue. The study was recently published in Nature Medicine, and builds on previous research at Stanford that resulted in the isolation of the skeletal stem cell responsible for the production of bone and cartilage. “Cartilage has practically zero regenerative potential in adulthood, so once it’s injured or gone, what we can do for patients has been very limited,” commented Charles Chan (Stanford University). Damaged cartilage can be treated using a technique that involves drilling tiny holes in the surface of...