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Riddle: Which construction company patches potholes, builds scaffolds and runs a 24/7 repair service no matter where you are? Answer: Your body! Except when your joints decide to quit on you. Every day, an army of cells is hard at work repairing wear and tear, rebuilding damaged tissue and keeping you moving. But what happens when the repair crew can’t keep up? For the 1 in 6 Singaporeans living with arthritis, years of wear and tear can damage the cartilage that cushions our joints. Unlike a pothole on a road, damaged cartilage has very limited ability to repair itself, leading to pain, stiffness and reduced mobility. That’s where regenerative medicine comes in. In this episode, Dr Kenon Chua and Asst Prof Hong-Wen Tang from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Regenerative Medicine Institute of Singapore (REMEDIS)) take us inside the science of helping the body heal itself. Their work focuses on harnessing and guiding the body's own repair mechanisms, encouraging new cartilage growth to restore joints damaged by arthritis. Could the future of arthritis treatment involve rebuilding tissue instead of simply managing symptoms? And how close are we to helping patients repair their joints naturally? Watch this #ScienceMeUp episode to discover how researchers are reimagining the body’s repair crew — and giving it the tools to get back to work. #RegenerativeMedicine #ArthritisResearch #HealthcareInnovation #SingHealth #REMEDIS Duke-NUS Medical School

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