First, let’s talk about the difference between bone and cartilage. They both are materials that can make up a skeleton, but they are quite different. Bone doesn’t bend. It is very strong, but it’s ...

The engineered bone developed more in the cartilage-bone and bone-only groups of treated pigs than in the acellular group. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Oct. 14, 2020, issue of ...

Repairing bones and cartilage may get easier thanks to newly discovered human skeletal stem cells. Scientists found the stem cells, which give rise to bones, cartilage and the spongy bone that harbors ...

Researchers have successfully grown cartilage-bone grafts in the lab that can be used to repair damaged joints such as the jaw. Although reconstructive surgery is available to treat many joint ...

NZ researchers discover that green-lipped mussel oil improves joint pain by actually promoting the rebuilding and replacing of new bone and cartilage tissue ...

Eggshells, which are primarily composed of a form of calcium called calcium carbonate, are used in a wide range of applications – from a supplement in chicken feed to natural pest control for the ...

An injury to the cartilage connecting your ribs to your breastbone can be very painful. Although recovery times can vary, rib cartilage fractures typically take at least 6 weeks to heal. The ribs in ...

Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education and Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University First, let’s talk about the difference between bone and cartilage.