Gender differences in the incidence and course of diseases have long been recognized, but their implications have been studied in detail only in the past few years. These differences are well ...

Scientists have just determined the three-dimensional structure of a key region of the procollagen molecule, the precursor form of collagen, the most abundant protein in the body. This region, called ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Excimer laser surgery improved uncorrected distance visual acuity, improved refractive outcomes and limited ...

Histologic studies of strictured intestine in Crohn's disease have revealed an accumulation of collagen and a proliferation of smooth smooth muscle cells. In order to determine if these changes were ...

In a discovery with implications for drug design, tissue engineering and the treatment of disease, researchers have created a program to encode self-assembling collagen proteins. The human body is ...

The patient described below is of interest because she represents one of the first cases that have been followed since the inception of the disease. Since that time many of the complications mentioned ...

A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, has been identified as conductors of bone development in the womb and could provide insight into genetic diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta, known commonly as ...

Stereotactic radiotherapy plus anti PD-1 therapy in patients with locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer: Results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial (CA209-9KH). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

Our bodies make it naturally, but taking collagen can also support skin, tissue, and joint health. Here, experts share the ...

RA is a chronic multisystem disease of unknown etiology characterized by persistent inflammatory synovitis involving mainly the peripheral joints, and slow destruction of the joints leading to ...