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Arthritis research is being aimed to develop new treatments that are as effective, but less demanding on the patients. Arthritis research experiments are focused on developing methods to maintain and regenerate cartilage for treatment.
New Arthritis Treatments
A discussion of the pros and cons of the new developments in treatment of osteoarthritis, including glucosamine, synvisc, cartilage replacement and cartilage transplantation.
Arthritis National Research Foundation
ANRF's primary purpose is to provide financial support to research studies aimed at discovering new knowledge for the prevention, treatment and cure of arthritis.
Cartilage Regeneration
When cartilage begins to wear thin, as it does in osteoarthritis, the bones are left exposed and raw. This procedure uses cartilage cells grown in a lab to stimulate new cartilage growth in unhealthy knees.
New Arthritis Research
Recently, some very exciting and promising therapies have been developed that appear to be able to target arthritis pain and inflammation without producing significant side-effects.

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