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  "id": 764693,
  "title": "Injectable hydrogel system prolongs joint retention in osteoarthritis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/injectable-hydrogel-system-prolongs-joint-retention-in-osteoarthritis",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-hydrogel-prolongs-joint-retention-osteoarthritis.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of chronic pain and disability worldwide. Current intra-articular standards of care, such as analgesics, corticosteroids and viscosupplements, provide only transient symptomatic relief and do not reliably modify disease progression. A major translational barrier is the rapid clearance of small-molecule drugs and biologics from synovial fluid, as well as the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}