Sentences with phrase «on cartilage repair»

Obesity is a well - known risk factor for osteoarthritis, but its effects on cartilage repair are unknown.

The effects of a high fat diet on cartilage repair are most likely related to inflammatory and metabolic changes, but the exact underlying mechanism is not clear.

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Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have made a medical breakthrough using 3D printing on a MakerBot ® Replicator ® 2X Experimental 3D Printer to create cartilage designed for tracheal repair or replacement.

The design and findings of the current study parallel a similar study by Dr. Sennett and James L. Carey, MD, MPH, director of the Penn Center for Cartilage Repair and Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment, on ACL injuries in NFL running backs and wide receivers, which was published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine in 2006.

In other words, adult stem cells can differentiate (turn into) skin, bone and cartilage, in addition to secreting other beneficial growth and repair factors which can «turn on» the body's native ability to repair itself.

A hand - held «bio pen» fed with bioink that will allow surgeons to 3D print patient - specific cartilage cells on to knee and hip joints to repair and replace cartilage which is the «shock absorber» for our long bones.

Finally, Yingjie Guan, assistant professor (research) of orthopaedics at Brown and Lifespan, at the COBRE for Skeletal Health and Repair, talked about her detailed work on how mechanical regulation of gene expression, for instance by the micro RNA miR - 365, affects cartilage and bone health.

This new procedure is being tested on former racehorses and rodeo horses to determine if it is more effective than a commonly used cartilage repair treatment in the U.S. called «microfracture.»

Yoga, as a weight - bearing exercise, puts mild pressure on your bones, which forces them to grow and repair, without damaging joints or cartilage.

The natural and ongoing wear and tear on your dog's joints combined with your dog's slower ability to repair their cartilage can develop into more severe medical problems like arthritis.

Active Care Dog Food: Active Care Dog Food focuses on dogs» healthy joints and makes their products with natural chicken cartilage with unprocessed chondroitin and glucosamine, to develop, maintain and repair the joints.

The ongoing wear and tear on your dog's joints, combined with the slowed repair time of the cartilage, leads to the development of painful arthritis.

Fortier serves on several scientific journal advisory boards, NIH review panels, the Morris Animal Research Council, and is President of the International Cartilage Repair Society.

Ongoing wear and tear on your dog's joints as well as slower repair time of cartilage, leads to your pet developing arthritis which can be very painful.

Studies abound on its effectiveness in helping form and repair joint cartilage, the material between the bones in a joint that cushion and protect.

This distraction of the joint reduces mechanical stress on the cartilage and can help it to repair.