Using glucocorticoids, rituzimab, or certain immunosuppressants to treat connective tissue diseases is associated with greater risks for severe COVID-19-related outcomes.

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or ...

A novel medication-based approach has reversed inguinal hernias in mice and fully restored their normal anatomy, offering ...

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia - a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles.

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 ...

When scientists blocked ESR1 in these connective tissue cells, it prevented muscle damage and hernia ... which helped shrink ...

When scientists blocked ESR1 in these connective tissue cells, it prevented muscle ... hernias and restore the mice back to their healthy anatomy. In the human arm of the study, the scientists ...

Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) but your diet also is important. Eating foods that suppress inflammation may help prevent ...

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body that provides structural support to connective tissues, including tendons, ligaments, cartilage, muscles, skin, and bones. Due to its rigidity ...

Researchers have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during organ development.