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When there is osteoarthritis in the family, it is normal to wonder if it will affect us too. The answer is not a simple yes or no: genetics can play a role, but it does not determine everything; what is inherited is a predisposition. An important part of the risk does depend on modifiable habits. Maintaining a healthy weight, moving with low-impact exercises, taking care of your diet, avoiding strain, and protecting your joints can make a real difference. In this article, we look at the weight of heredity, what factors you can control, and the role that supplements like collagen may play, always with a prudent and evidence-based perspective.
Watching our parents age can spark concern about whether this will happen to us. Genetics play a role, but they do not entirely determine how you will age. In the majority of age-associated diseases, we are talking about predisposition, not a fixed destiny. In this article, we explain what you can truly inherit, what part depends on the context in which your parents lived, and how epigenetics helps us understand why habits still matter even after the age of 55, 60, or 70.
Partial cellular reprogramming for knee osteoarthritis has emerged as one of the most promising lines of regenerative medicine. Spain aspires to be the first country to apply it to this disease, but it is important to understand what that means: we are not yet talking about a treatment available in the clinic, but rather an experimental technique that seeks to rejuvenate cartilage cells without erasing their identity. In this article, we look at what it is, where it stands in 2026, and what it could mean for people already living with pain, stiffness, or loss of mobility in the knee.