Stem Cell Discovery Paves Way for Targeted Treatment for Osteoarthritis

June 11, 2015

(University of York) – Scientists at the University of York have made a significant advance that could make cell-based treatments for arthritis less of a lottery. Researchers in the Departments of Biology and Physics at York, working with colleagues at the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, have identified individual stem cells that can regenerate tissue, cartilage and bone.