New research could extend life of arthritic joints

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

A medication already approved to build bone mass in patients with osteoporosis also builds cartilage around joints and could potentially be re-purposed to treat millions of people suffering from arthritis, according to new orthopedic research.

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