Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is a leading cause of adult-acquired flatfoot deformity and is often associated with chronic pain, instability, and functional decline. Surgical reconstruction ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Gelatin is made from the protein collagen, found in the bones, skin, and connective tissue of animals such as pork, beef, or fish. It does not naturally ...

Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) are inherited conditions that affect the body's connective tissue, which provides strength and ...

The increased deposition of connective tissue is a problem in chronic diseases of many organs such as the lungs (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), liver (cirrhosis), kidneys (kidney fibrosis), gut ...

Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one of the most common heritable connective tissue disorders. Early estimates have reported that this genetic disorder affects at least one in 5,000 ...

Researchers highlighted the potential long-term consequences of COVID-19 on incident autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders in a recent study. A substantial risk of autoimmune and ...

A connective tissue protein known to support the framework of organs also encourages immune responses that fight bacterial infections, while restraining responses that can be deadly in the condition ...

A new vaccine approach could offer protection against chikungunya by safely mimicking the virus and activating the immune system.