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Promising animal studies from University of Colorado Boulder offer hope for osteoarthritis patients through a single injection that repairs damaged joints in weeks. Affecting one in six people over 30—with no cure—the disease limits daily activities, but this therapy targets root causes beyond pain management or surgery.

April 30, 2026 Reported by AI

Researchers at Dongguk University in Seoul have developed a magnetically controlled switch for turning on genes inside cells, as detailed in a recent Cell paper. The technique uses a specific electromagnetic signal to activate genes in mice and human cells. Critics, however, question the plausibility of the results and point to potential flaws in the study.