That's because chronic exposure to tetrachloroethylene (a.k.a. perchloroethylene or PCE) may raise the risk of liver scarring ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona say a previously unknown population of circulating immune cells play a critical role ...

Uncontrolled secretion of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins such as collagen can lead to excessive scarring and fibrosis, and compromise tissue function. Researchers at the Center for Genomic ...

LAFAYETTE HILL, Pa. (WPVI) -- Pulmonary fibrosis turns the lungs to scar tissue, making it harder and harder to breathe. Help may be on the way, however. A drug being tested locally aims at giving ...

Some phrases are commonly used and are only sometimes valid when said. For those of us in the Pacific Northwest, an example could be using the term “It’s freezing out.” This phrase is often used when ...

Months after a C-section, many women still feel a tugging or sharp pain deep in their abdomen, especially when standing up, ...

Melanie Tanionos and Nicole Tanionos, founders of the Endometriosis Alliance of Massachusetts, discussed how their personal ...

BOSTON—A new study by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham (MGB) healthcare system, reveals an important step to help the human heart ...

A team of researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) has taken a step forward in understanding the complex structure of heart scars that form after a myocardial infarction.