In a recent collaborative research study between two brothers—one a rheumatologist and the other a medical engineer—novel shaped nanoparticles were able to deliver anti-osteoarthritis drugs directly to the cells that drive the onset and progression of osteoarthritis (OA). The findings show promise to improve the treatment options for the nearly 21 million Americans, 25 years of age and older, that suffer from this chronic, often debilitating disease. Continue reading “A new approach to treating osteoarthritis”