Cause Of Cartilage Degeneration In Osteoarthritis Discovered

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 14:28 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have found an important link between a protein that declines with age and the development of osteoarthritis, the most common disease of aging affecting nearly 27 million Americans. The finding opens the door to developing effective new treatments for osteoarthritis. Currently, no treatment for this degenerative disease exists apart from palliative drugs for pain and inflammation.

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