Mechanical engineers from ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal institute of Technology) are developing a new powered exoskeleton that they hope will improve the lives of paraplegics by allowing them to walk with ...

Joint pain is a common ailment of aging, thanks to cartilage’s tendency to wear out. Researchers at Duke University have developed a new hydrogel that’s stronger and more durable than the real thing, ...

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 ...

The researchers then compared the growth stages found in pigs to the available data on human knee growth. "We focused on how the orientation of knee ligaments changes over time," says Stephanie Cone, ...

A Cleveland Clinic research team is developing virtual models of human knee joints to better understand how tissues and their individual cells react to heavy loads – virtual models that someday can be ...

Almost all knee replacements performed in England are done in patients with osteoarthritis - ISTOCKPHOTO Painful knee surgery could be replaced by injections of a new “goo” that regenerates lost ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Artificial knees may, one day soon, not be artificial at all — at least if researchers from Case Western Reserve University meet their goals. The university is embarking on an ...

Frogs, cow's eye, pig's kidney, sheep's heart, sheep's brain -- these Parkland High School students have dissected them all. But Wednesday's session was different, something usually reserved for ...