Blood is fascinating. Many people learn at school that its function is to transport oxygen and nutrients around the body and remove waste products. But blood has many more functions, including defence ...

If you find yourself bruising from the slightest bump — or don’t remember bumping into anything at all — you’re not alone.

The Prevalence of Atherosclerosis in Those with Inflammatory Connective Tissue Disease by Race, Age, and Traditional Risk Factors. Scientific Reports, 2016; 6: 20303 DOI: 10.1038/srep20303 ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - a genetic disorder that causes unusual flexibility and thin skin, is known to weaken the connective tissues, leading to weak joints, blood vessels and organs.

Connective tissues make up and support how the body is held together — the skin to the muscles, the muscles to bones, the blood vessels to surrounding tissue, and much more.

As this disease progresses, blood clots, heart attack, or stroke can occur. Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that causes elastin reduction in the aorta.

Connective tissue-activating peptide III (CTAP III)/ neutrophil activating protein-2 (NAP-2) and haptoglobin were identified to be significantly higher in venous than in arterial blood. CTAP III/NAP-2 ...

Blood is a connective tissue in the body. It has a multi-cellular component (made of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets) and a liquid extracellular matrix.