A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in history.

The body is pretty good at repairing itself, but some parts of our anatomy struggle to bounce ... Over time, the translucent or 'hyaline' components of cartilage can become heavily degraded ...

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of ...

Brian Eames is a scientist and professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology at the University ... cells from forces in the recovering joint so that the proper type of cartilage (hyaline) could ...