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Thu 07 Jul 2008Award for arthritis treatment discovery
TCD's Dr Daniel Kelly has won the President's €1 million Young Researcher Award for his study of stem cells used to create replacement cartilage for arthritic joints
NEW TREATMENTS for arthritis could emerge from a study of how stem cells react to the complex mechanical forces within knee, hip and other joints. The work could see the development of replacement cartilage grown outside the body and then implanted in ailing joints.
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