A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in history.

Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the ...

The smooth functioning of the body’s joints, the flexibility of the ears and nose, and the shaping of bones are all made possible by the skeletal tissue known as cartilage. 1 According to popular ...

Figure 1: Application of adult MSCs to tissue engineering, illustrated by several approaches to articular cartilage repair. Cell-based tissue engineering is one of the most promising approaches in ...

In severe cases, cartilage wears so thin that joints ... these nanofibers mimic the extracellular matrix of surrounding tissue, matching its structure, motion, and bioactive signals.

They churn out molecules that combine into a stiff latticework called the extracellular matrix, which provides structure and support to the cartilage tissue. To understand the form and function of ...

Implanted tissues are not flexible in the same ... The cells appear to simultaneously provide structure (like cartilage) and natural squishiness (like fat). They appear in many mammals, including ...