The cells in human bodies are subject to both chemical and mechanical forces. But until recently, scientists have not ...

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 ...

Understanding of mechanical aspects of connective tissue function depends on consideration of a host of interconnected and interwoven connective tissues beyond these sheets or bands, and there is ...

With the support of the Pamela and David Ott Fund and the John M. O'Quinn Foundation, The Pamela and David Ott Center of Excellence in Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue and Ehlers-Danlos ...

New bone is formed by the action of specialised cells called osteoblasts and osteoclasts, either by directly laying down bone tissue into connective tissue or forming it from cartilage ...