Researchers have successfully grown cartilage-bone grafts in the lab that can be used to repair damaged joints such as the jaw. Although reconstructive surgery is available to treat many joint ...

Studying the effects of drugs and disease in humans can be tricky business, but scientists are making great inroads in developing lab-grown versions of organs and body parts that offer powerful ...

Repairing damaged or defective bone structures can be quite difficult, painful, and expensive for patients requiring the care. While advances have been made in replacing sections of bone and ...

In this new series, we take an up-close look at FIU research through a collection of awe-inspiring images spotlighting our scientists' fieldwork and latest discoveries. Bone cells live in bone tissue ...

IF a lover breaks your heart, tissue engineers can’t fix it. But if sticks and stones break your bones, scientists may be able to grow custom-size replacements. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, a professor ...

Researchers from UC Davis and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory developed and studied a new material — engineered bone marrow, or eBM. Engineered bone marrow offers a better way to study ...

A 40-year-old man who suffered significant bone loss in his arm was injected with semi--liquid live human tissue. The bone tissue was grown from his own fat cells and was later transplanted into the ...

In the ongoing battle between cancer and modern medicine, some therapeutic agents, while effective, can bring undesirable or even dangerous side effects. “Chemo saves lives and improves survival, but ...

At San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences, there's no shortage of natural wonders. You can visit a dome-encapsulated rainforest, observe the dizzying jellyfish in their tanks, or ponder a wave ...

FALL RIVER — On the sixth floor of a granite textile mill dating to the mid-19th century, the rooms are filled with medical technology on the cutting edge. The phrase is partly literal — Bioskills of ...

Jim Henderson launched his San Francisco lighting and design company, Shine Labs, in 2009, after working as a lighting designer and manufacturer for more than 20 years. Henderson travels to Hong Kong, ...