Duke Health: Humans Have Salamander-Like Ability to Regrow Cartilage in Joints
October 09, 2019
October 09, 2019
DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- Duke Health issued the following news release:
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- The process could be harnessed as a treatment for osteoarthritis
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Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers at Duke Health found.
Publishing online Oct. 9 in the journal Science Advances, the . . .
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- The process could be harnessed as a treatment for osteoarthritis
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Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers at Duke Health found.
Publishing online Oct. 9 in the journal Science Advances, the . . .