In recent years, interest has grown around two investigational peptides, BPC-157 and TB-500, proposed as part of a combined research-oriented protocol to explore tissue regeneration, angiogenesis, and ...

What Is Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)? Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) is an autoimmune disorder that shows the features of three different connective tissue disease types: MCTD can ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine establish an ad hoc committee to review certain heritable conditions related to ...

A connective tissue protein known to support the framework of organs also encourages immune responses that fight bacterial infections, while restraining responses that can be deadly in the condition ...

Synthetic tissue restored the erectile function of pigs with injured penises in a study that could one day help treat impotence. The artificial tissue mimics a layer of connective tissue that ...