New mechanisms discovered that show how development-dependent disruptions in mitochondrial function lead to premature skeletal aging.

If you have seen the words entheses, enthesitis, or enthesopathy in your X-ray or medical reports, the terminology may have been unfamiliar to you. Let's look at the meaning and also how it relates to ...

EDS “makes your body’s connective tissue weaker than it should be,” according to the Cleveland Clinic, and there is no cure. A native of Lawrence, Kan., Lucius represented the U.S. at the ...

“Recently, I was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), which is a hereditary disorder that affects the connective tissue that stabilizes and supports the joints and organs throughout the ...

Lucius said he was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which affects the connective tissue that stabilizes and supports the joints and organs in the body. He had dealt with joint injuries over ...

While current treatments prevent further damage, the current findings may form the starting point for the development of new treatments for tissue recovery in MS. MS is a chronic disease in which ...

Heritable disorders of connective tissue are recognized in a small minority of patients with neurovascular diseases. In this report, we review the neurovascular manifestations of four heritable ...

Angina can be stable or unstable: Brain ischemia can lead to serious consequences. Brain tissue is metabolically very active, and in order to function properly, the brain receives 20% of the blood ...

Collagen is found in connective tissue, skin, tendons, bones, and cartilage. It provides structural support to tissues and plays important roles in cellular processes, including: tissue repair ...

This cytoskeletal stiffening and altered plasma membrane viscoelasticity undermine their ability to respond to mechanical signals, disrupting healthy bone remodeling and leading to bone fragility.

Background: Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) with a range of clinical manifestations and is recognized as an independent disease with similarities to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and ...