Experimental Drug Can Reverse Osteoarthritis in Weeks, Animal Research Shows

Summary: Millions of people have osteoarthritis. It is a disease that wears down the cushion, or cartilage, in your joints. This causes a lot of pain when bone rubs against bone. Right now, there is no cure. People either have to live with the pain or get a big surgery to put in a metal or plastic joint.

But scientists in Colorado are testing a new treatment. They made a special single shot that slowly releases medicine into the joint. In animal tests, this shot tricked the body into fixing its own cartilage and bone in just a few weeks! The scientists hope to start testing it on humans in about 18 months. Their goal is to cure the disease completely, so people can stay active and avoid massive surgeries.

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