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Cartilage
Cartilage: is a smooth elastic tissue, a rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints, and is a structural component of the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes, the intervertebral discs and many other body components. Cartilage is not as hard or rigid as bone, but it is much stiffer and much less flexible than muscle. Due to being so rigid, cartilage often serves the purpose of holding tubes open in the body. Cartilage does not contain blood vessels or nerves. Compared to other connective tissues, cartilage has a very slow turnover of its extracellular matrix and does not repair.
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FEB 18, 2025
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 02, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2024
Immunology
Highlights: A natural molecule known as Resolvin T4 (RvT4) aids in preventing atherosclerosis. RvT4 helps reduce inflamm
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2022
Health & Medicine
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that occurs when the cartilage within a joint begins to break down. This
...
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Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which joints become inflamed, leading them to feel stiff or sore, especially in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has shown how variants in an immune gene can lead to a high risk of developing the autoimmune disorder rheu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 22, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a new study recently published in Nature, researchers from UCLA describe a process they have developed to produc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics researchers have created a model that will advance the study of development
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 19, 2020
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Russian cosmonaut, Oleg Kononenko, has successfully carried out an experiment to engineer human cartilage in microgravit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 21, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2020
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...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals suffering from osteoarthritis often face challenges of limited treatment options mainly pain relievers or jo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 17, 2019
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
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...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux