The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine establish an ad hoc committee to review certain heritable conditions related to ...

Systemic sclerosis is a rare connective tissue disorder characterised by autoimmune features with vascular manifestations, ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) comprise a group of heritable disorders characterised by defects in connective tissue integrity, most often due to variants affecting collagen synthesis, processing or ...

A large systematic review and meta-analysis found an increased risk of various autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders among patients who had COVID-19 infection. The analysis ...

Master trainer Luke Meessmann explains how best to exercise when you’re hypermobile ...

Connective tissue is found throughout the human body, within and between structures as varied as muscles, nerves and internal organs. Like an elaborate web, it holds everything together—providing the ...

The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides structural and biochemical support to cells, with a complex network of proteins such as fibrillins, elastins, fibulins and microfibril‐associated glycoproteins.

The lab panels for evaluating a patient with arthralgias/arthritis for lupus or connective tissue disease are costly. Once a complete blood count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate have been done, is ...

This activity was supported by Contract/Task Order No. 28321318D00060015/00003 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Social Security Administration. Any opinions, findings, conclusions ...