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Researchers are testing whether a protein that powers bone growth in the body can be harnessed to jump-start healing and possibly eliminate painful and intensive surgeries such as bone grafts. The ...

Human bones can recover from small fractures, but if the fractures are too large or the regrowth process is unbalanced, as is the case with osteoporosis, treatment is required. To develop treatments, ...

Growing new bone in place of ones damaged by trauma or disease may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but an interdisciplinary team of Miami researchers is harnessing technology and medical ...

(Nanowerk News) Imagine using stem cells from your bone marrow to grow a piece of bone tissue in the lab, after which medical doctors explore which drugs have the desired effect on your bones. In this ...

For the first time, scientists have been able to study how well synthetic bone grafts stand up to the rigors and 'strains' of life, and how quickly they help bone re-grow and repair. For the first ...

Dr. David E. Attarian of Duke Total Joint Center, Dr. Andre C. Grant of Duke Orthopaedics of Raleigh, and Dr. Robert Lark, a pediatric orthopaedic specialist, answer some questions about growth plates ...

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