New research has identified the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (GLUD1) as a new therapeutic target for Duchenne muscular ...

Three categories of pathoaetiology models and the relation of structure to pain. The continuum model is one of several models on the pathoaetiology of tendon pathology.1, 4–7 These tendon pathology ...

Tendon development and the reacquisition of function after injury requires the coordinate regulation of sequential steps in extracellular matrix assembly. These regulatory steps include extracellular ...

Through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound imaging to measure tendon structure and function and blood samples to measure the levels of the advanced glycation end-products and other ...

Objective: To characterise Achilles tendon structure and thickness a minimum of 8 years after intratendinous surgery. Material and Methods: Fourteen patients (16 tendons; nine men and five women, mean ...

Tendon structure in horses is similar to humans, and both face common injuries. ... "Normal function of tendons, such as the Achilles, ...

Tendons are stretchy bands of connective tissue that connect muscles to bones. ... (E756del variant) by Patapoutian’s group, impacts tendon structure and function.

This is the scanning electron microscopy image showing helix structure in a tendon fascicle -- the subunit that makes up a tendon. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have shown that ...