The plantar fascia, or connective tissue, on the bottom of the feet is about the toughest soft tissue in the body and carries approximately 14 percent of the total load of the body with each step.

Researchers knew that this type of tissue existed but, again, they assumed it was just a network of connective tissue. Still, modern medicine has all sorts of imaging tools that let us peep inside ...

After all the blood vessels, neck muscles and connective tissue are sewn up, the patient would be placed in a chemically induced coma for three to four weeks to allow the connections to seal and ...

For decades, scientists have tried to peer deep inside the human brain using beams of harmless near-infrared light. The technique, called functional near-infrared spectroscopy, or fNIRS, has become a ...

Inside the Innovative Lab Growing Mammal Tissue Using Plants as Scaffolds Researchers at the University of Ottawa have used apple flesh to create human tissue in the ...

The proposed technique requires a healthy human head and brain. It is not yet known whether it is possible to “defrost” a cryogenically frozen head and resurrect healthy brain tissue.

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD) is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks healthy cells. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this condition today.