Knee cartilage will be grown from the patients' own stem cells on a framework known as a "bio-scaffold" implanted into the damaged knee.

Scientists hope that the procedure will result in the knee eventually rebuilding itself, leaving the patient more mobile and less at risk of developing painful osteoarthritis.

It has been developed by Azellon, a ( Read more... )

Ukraine reported its first outbreak of the deadly pig disease African swine fever, the World Organisation for Animal Health reported, citing a notification by the country’s Ministry of Agricultural Policy.

The illness, which is harmless to people, was found in three backyard pigs that died from a herd of five in the country’s east, according to the ( Read more... )

Teenagers who smoke cannabis weekly or more are twice as likely as non-users to have an anxiety disorder in their late 20s, even if they stop using, a study of 2000 Victorian teenagers has found.

Those who used frequently in their teens and continued to use on a daily basis at the age of 29 were three times as likely to have an anxiety disorder ( Read more... )

There are many poor things that are hard to kick. Substance abuse, excessive drinking, as well as too much gambling are what's called bad activities that are highly addicting. But if there exists one kind of addiction that is beneficial for adults and kids alike, then it is an addiction to sudoku puzzles. Analysts consider doing sudoku puzzles ( Read more... )