Researchers at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomedical Engineering have found that studying blood flow in leg ...

Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial ...

This study provides a valuable new resource to investigate the molecular basis of the particular features characterizing the pipefish embryo. The authors found both unique and shared gene expression ...

During the surgery, the woman's heart was implanted with tiny patches of heart muscle cells, which had been grown from stem cells in a lab. These 10 patches, each comprised of about 400 million ...

Zimmermann and his team engineered iPSCs to grow into heart muscle and connective tissue. They mixed these cells with collagen ... integrate into the heart’s structure, they respond to its ...

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body that provides structural support to connective tissues, including tendons, ligaments, cartilage, muscles, skin ... are made up of an intricate ...

Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD ... Some people may use supplements in order to avoid muscle loss from complications such as ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

Scientists at the University of Galway have developed a new way of 4D bioprinting tissue ... cells and offer the possibility of creating lab-grown organs that closely resemble the structure ...

The ECM (extracellular matrix) provides the microenvironmental niche sensed by resident vascular smooth muscle ... Human Tissue Act (2004; United Kingdom) and with ethical approval from the Research ...