Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies. It’s used to make all our connective tissues—including skin, bones, blood vessels, cartilage, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. That has led ...

Most of us know a bit about bones, joints, organs, muscles, and nerves, but we may not have considered how it all stays together. The fascia is the answer. But, what is fascia? In the most basic terms ...

Surgeons used to think that fascia is a tissue that just covered organs, muscles, and bones. Now, though, the medical world has expanded the definition to include tissue that surrounds all of the ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine establish an ad hoc committee to review certain heritable conditions related to ...