Many people out-live their joints either from injury or arthritis. Some of those people turn to artificial joint replacement surgery, but depending on how long you live, those artificial joints may ...

A newly developed biomaterial might be able to treat crippling arthritis by prompting the growth of new cartilage, a new animal study suggests. The bioactive material looks like rubbery goo, but it's ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Cartilage is an outstanding problem in joint medicine—it’s so persnickety that losing it is often an ...

The squishy insoles in your favorite pair of sneakers help keep your joints safe from daily wear-and-tear, but over time, that cushioning wears down. The same goes for your cartilage—the fibrous ...

A viral claim states that Germany developed an injectable gel that repairs damaged cartilage naturally. Read on to know more ...

New techniques include a pellet made of coral and a hydrogel that can be pressed around the bone to help eliminate pain. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript ...

Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model. Although it looks like a ...

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You know what they say about cartilage: You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. OK, I don’t know if anyone actually says that about cartilage. But for many years, doctors have thought that once ...

Replacing cartilage is a stubborn problem, but new research shows a few potential paths forward. Millions of U.S. residents—perhaps up to 3 percent of the population—have an artificial hip, knee, or ...