Cartilage, bones and the internal walls of blood vessels can be created by using common connective tissue cells from human skin. Researchers in reconstructive plastic surgery have successfully ...

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences have identified a gene that when mutated is responsible for a spectrum of disorders affecting the bones and connective tissue. This ...

The objective of the study is to evaluate efficiency of in vitro isolation and myogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from adipose connective tissue (AD-MSCs), bone marrow ...

For years South Africans in need of tissue and bone transplants have largely had to depend on overseas donors and technology to have restorative treatments. But now they will have this specialised ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints ...

This finding opens new avenues for research into the diagnosis and treatment of these previously incurable diseases. Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with joint laxity, type I or SEMD-JL1 is a ...

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences have identified a gene that when mutated is responsible for a spectrum of disorders affecting bones and connective tissue. This ...

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences have identified a gene that when mutated is responsible for a spectrum of disorders affecting bones and connective tissue. This ...