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Osteoarthritis – a painful condition that results from the deterioration of the cartilage in our joints – affects millions of people worldwide.
What if your next surgery was planned and performed by a robot? A team at Johns Hopkins University is working to turn this idea into reality.
Drug cocktail can effectively activate and expand muscle stem cells Skeletal muscle – the type of muscle that attaches to bones and enables movement – is the most abundant tissue in the human body. This tissue has the ability to regenerate after minor injuries, a process facilitated by resident muscle stem cells that help to build new muscle fibers. However, acute muscle loss (which can happen in severe accidents), progressive muscle loss, or genetic diseases, such as muscular dystrophy, may compromise this tissue repair process. In these cases, patients can experience mobility issues and...