Topic: Patrick Warnke

For the first time, scientists have been able to grow an entire joint from stem cells, albeit in rabbits not humans. The 3-D biomaterial "print-out" became the scaffold for the new joint, Mao explained. "This is a homing molecule which recruits stem ...
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All-natural joint replacements? Patients may one day be able to "grow" new joints with the help of their own stem cells, according to research...

Helping Joints Regrow Themselves

"They used the potential of the body as a bioreactor, instead of doing everything in the petri dish," says Patrick H. Warnke, a professor of surgery at Bond University. The procedure, so far tested only in rabbits, still has a long way ...

Stemcells coaxed to rebuild bone, cartilage

Scientists have shown for the first time that it may be possible to replace a human hip or knee with a joint grown naturally inside the body using the patient's stem cells.In experiments on rabbits, the researchers coaxed the animals ...

Rabbits grow their own joint replacements in study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rabbits implanted with artificial bones re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage, researchers reported on Thursday.Only a single compound called a growth factor was needed to induce the rabbits' bodies to remodel the joint tissue, said the team at ...