This week in science includes a non-surgical option for knee pain, a new superconductor temperature record, an immune system reset for autoimmune conditions, and additional developments.
Researchers are exploring a treatment for arthritic knees that uses injections of tiny gel beads. These beads limit blood supply to nerves and vessels that develop with osteoarthritis but do not affect overall knee circulation, and they break down shortly afterward.
In physics, a team at the University of Houston achieved the highest superconducting temperature at normal pressure, moving closer to materials that function without extreme cooling or pressure.
Two patients with severe neuromyelitis optica showed remission after receiving donor stem cells to reset their immune systems, according to researchers in Italy.
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope identified an unknown chemical signature on both Pluto and Titan, two distant bodies with nitrogen-rich atmospheres.
Physicists at Paderborn University created a laboratory model of a black hole using light and recorded an effect similar to Hawking radiation backreaction.
A six-month study also examined how one particular diet can lower inflammation linked to gum disease.
