Seven young actors have been named talent ambassadors for the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children to help support its ...

Remarkably, some cells seemed almost unaware that the host had died. Fibroblasts, a type of cell found in connective tissue, continued to communicate with each other, as if carrying on with their ...

Widening in this area of connective tissue, which is known as the linea alba, can occur for a variety of reasons, including: One of the hallmark signs of diastasis recti is a visible deformity or ...

But why do healthy cells become STIC? To find out, Coffman and her team turned to the stroma, the non-cancerous connective tissue that helps cancer grow. “Most researchers have been focused on ...

We show IRES-dependent translation in circRNAs, as well as the relative expression, localization, and translation of an IRES-containing mRNA isoform in specific embryonic tissues. We thereby provide a ...

The vagina is a muscular canal made up of tissues, fibers, muscles, and nerves. The general anatomy of the vagina includes the following parts: Cervix: A donut-like shape with a tiny hole in the ...

The CTO regulations apply only to human cells, tissues and organs that are to be used in transplantation. Cells, tissues and organs donated for different purposes, such as for education or ...

Although bone can regenerate, sometimes it is damaged beyond its innate capacity. Research interest is increasingly turning to tissue engineering (TE) processes to provide a clinical solution for bone ...

The adipose tissue, which serves as an endocrine organ, releases various molecules that regulate the repair of other damaged tissues, including the skin. Hence, adipose tissues can potentially be ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from ...