What Is Connective Tissue Disease? Connective tissue disease is a group of disorders involving the protein-rich tissue that supports your organs and other parts of your body. Examples of connective ...

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 ...

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 ...

With improved resolution, tissue-specific molecular markers and precise timing scientsists have possibly overturned a long-standing assumption about the origin of embryonic cells that give rise to ...

This post was excerpted and adapted from Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to Ultramarathoners, copyright Pete Magill, Thomas Schwartz, and ...

Inflammatory rheumatism is a generic term used to cover dozens of different health conditions, most commonly arthritis. Rheumatism refers to diseases that inflame joints, muscles, and connective ...

What do your head and your feet have in common? They both contain fascia—and so does everything in between. Fascia, a thin connective tissue that surrounds everything from your bones and muscles to ...

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body. It is found in the bones, skin, muscles, and tendons. Doctors use collagen in wound healing techniques. Collagen also features in many cosmetic ...