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FDA-approved epilepsy drug may help reverse osteoarthritis damage

ScienceDailyThursday, October 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM

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FDA-approved epilepsy drug may help reverse osteoarthritis damage
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Researchers at Yale have identified a promising new approach to osteoarthritis that could do more than simply ease pain. The epilepsy drug lacosamide appears to block a protein involved in both pain signaling and cartilage destruction, helping damaged joints shift back toward…

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Researchers at Yale have identified a promising new approach to osteoarthritis that could do more than simply ease pain. The epilepsy drug lacosamide appears to block a protein involved in both pain signaling and cartilage destruction, helping damaged joints shift back toward…

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Researchers at Yale have identified a promising new approach to osteoarthritis that could do more than simply ease pain. The epilepsy drug lacosamide appears to block a protein involved in both pain signaling and cartilage destruction, helping damaged joints shift back toward…

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