A discovery at Duke-NUS Medical School offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition that progressively makes it harder for patients to breathe.

In the human body there are four categories of tissues: epithelial, connective, nervous and muscle. The glucoregulatory functions of pancreatic islets are affected by their surrounding niche and ...

Joint health is a critical aspect of overall wellness that is often overlooked until discomfort arises. As we age, the wear ...

1–7 In particular, an association between some of the connective-tissue diseases and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (lymphadenoid goiter) has recently seemed likely. 6,8,9 Many reports of this ...

Connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders that affect any of the body's connective tissues. These disorders can be inherited or acquired, and can present with a ...

The liver performs hundreds of vital functions, including converting nutrients ... Fibrosis Persistent inflammation creates scar tissue that restricts oxygen and nutrients. Liver cells can ...

Healthy synovium is characterized by a low cell content, where the lining contains 1–2 layers of cells, represented by macrophage- and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), while the sublining contains ...

The article describes key technological terms and their relationship to the Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. There is discussion about establishing a prima ...

The CJS recently held the Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute and the London White-Collar Crime Institute, which were great opportunities to discuss current criminal justice trends and network.

This is especially problematic in cases of blocked blood vessels, which can repeatedly starve large areas of the heart of ...