Heap o' Links Wed Apr 15, 2026

ARPA-H fast-tracks historic regenerative breakthroughs to transform osteoarthritis care
…program is one step closer to eradicating osteoarthritis (OA) by enabling joints to heal themselves. … teams are working to regrow real, living tissue, returning joints to their healthy state and eliminating evidence of disease. …In two years, NITRO teams hit aggressive preclinical milestones, regenerating both cartilage and bone in osteoarthritic animal models. They are now working to complete the IND-enabling studies required to secure FDA concurrence to begin first-in-human clinical trials next year.…
[Why is a cure always #oneyear away?]

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