A stiff defense: Physical rigidity of healthy gum tissue found to shield against chronic periodontal inflammation

Periodontitis is a serious chronic inflammatory form of gum disease that affects millions worldwide. It can lead to tooth ...
BMJ

Getting the dose right when prescribing exercise for connective tissue conditions: the Yin and the Yang of tissue homeostasis

3 Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Correspondence to Dr Alexander Scott, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British ...
Newsweek

Woman Books With Stylist, Her Compassionate Response Has Internet in Tears

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A cosmetology student’s account of a difficult appointment is being praised online after detailing how care and ...
Wall Street Journal

Scientists Successfully Unfroze Part of a Mouse Brain—and It Still Worked

Reviving a frozen brain sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but a new study gives clues to how scientists might one day do that. Researchers in Germany managed to freeze mouse-brain tissue in ...
WebMD

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Muscle Pain)

What Is Myofascial Pain Syndrome? Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a chronic pain disorder that affects the fascia (the connective tissue that covers the muscles) and causes inflammation. MPS may ...
Nature

Tissue engineering articles from across Nature Portfolio

Tissue engineering is a set of methods that can replace or repair damaged or diseased tissues with natural, synthetic, or semisynthetic tissue mimics. These mimics can either be fully functional or ...