Goodbye joint replacements? Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis
Scientists have found a surprising way to regrow damaged knee cartilage by blocking a protein that becomes more abundant with age. In old mice, the treatment restored naturally lost cartilage and also helped prevent osteoarthritis after ACL-like knee injuries, while...Nearly 6 in 10 people with high blood pressure don’t know they have it
Nearly 6 in 10 people with high blood pressure in a large England study had never been diagnosed or treated, and half of those already taking medication still had elevated readings. Researchers say a more proactive approach to finding and controlling hypertension...
What Is a Matched Cohort Study in Wound Care, and When Do You Need One?
A matched cohort study in wound care pairs patients who received a given product or intervention with clinically similar controls, matched on wound type, size, duration, and comorbidity burden, to estimate comparative effectiveness without running a randomized trial....