Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells and reversed diabetes in a preclinical study. The new approach, which ...

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 ...

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 ...

A medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to your organs and tissues becomes severely diminished. There are several causes of shock, including traumatic blood loss and sudden heart failure.

Marfan syndrome is a genetic aortic and vascular condition that also affects the body's connective tissue. People living with Marfan and ... Marfan syndrome impacts the blood vessels, bones, eyes, ...

Martin Landon (left), Chief Executive Officer of BioBridge Global, the parent organization of South Texas Blood & Tissue, welcomes Bill Skillman, Senior Vice President of Commercial and Business ...