Researchers Create New Material to Regrow Bone

Researchers Create New Material to Regrow Bone
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Researchers at Northwestern University have engineered a potent protein that has shown success at regrowing bone in mice.

Current treatments to repair injuries or defects to bone often involve surgery to graft bone from other parts of a patient's body. This procedure is often painful and can be especially difficult when treating injuries and damage to the skull or facial bones.



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