Fibroblasts help make up connective tissue and are key for wound healing. Fibroblasts produce proteins that form the extracellular matrix, providing support for tissues. Different types of fibroblasts ...

A new method has revolutionized our ability to map tissue fiber orientation and organization across tissues, diseases and sample preparations. An international group of researchers led by Marios ...

Recent research from the Medical University of South Carolina laboratory of Russell Norris, Ph.D., challenges the notion that hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is an isolated connective tissue ...

Diagnostic tests, such as blood tests, can help diagnose MCTD by looking for antinuclear antibodies, including anti-U1-ribonucleoprotein antibodies (anti-U1-RNP). The high presence of these antibodies ...

Scar tissue pain can be caused by damage to the nerves near the tissue and inflammation during healing. At-home treatments for scar tissue pain include moisturizers, massage, and silicone gel. Medical ...

THE EUROPEAN Respiratory Society (ERS) and European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) have released new clinical practice guidelines to support the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment ...

EULAR - The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - has worked with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to develop new clinical practice guidelines for interstitial lung disease (ILD) ...

Abstract: Artificial hands are developed and employed widely for solving challenges in present-day robotics, with an increasing number of such systems being integrated into our daily lives. For ...

Paleontologists have found evidence of a previously unrecognized soft tissue structure in the cheek region of many dinosaur species, which they’ve called the exoparia. The finding deepens our ...