The gene Dkk1 encodes a protein that plays a key role in increasing the population of connective-tissue cells during wound repair, but prolonged Dkk1 signaling in cells lining blood vessels can lead ...

New research suggests that more sugar in the body could damage the elastic proteins that help us breathe and pump blood. The findings could have health implications for diabetics, who have high ...

Focusing on CTD-PAH, key opinion leaders discuss how the disease can be identified and relevant impact on quality of life. Transcript: Charles D. Burger, MD: When examining patients in the ...

PITTSBURGH—University of Pittsburgh researchers have grown arteries that exhibit the elasticity of natural blood vessels at the highest levels reported, a development that could overcome a major ...

Explore the symptoms, types, diagnosis, and treatment of connective tissue disease in this guide designed to keep readers ...

THIS study has been an attempt to modify the degeneration of fresh arterial homografts using the dog's femoral artery by treatment of the recipient animal with modern immunosuppressive drugs. The use ...

DALLAS, Aug. 6 – A mutation in a gene that affects artery elasticity is associated with an increased risk of early coronary heart disease, researchers report in today's rapid access issue of ...