UCSF scientists engineered old fibroblast cells to turn their genes on and off in the same way as young fibroblasts. The old ...

The first place tobacco often shows its damage is not the lungs. It is the mouth. If you smoke, your gums face a daily ...

Researchers identify altered expression of genes that worsens periodontitis among smokers, and a new target molecule ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers reported that microfibril-associated protein 5 (MFAP5) mediates wound healing through its pro-fibrotic effect by modulating collagen ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by Fiona Leslie, Chloe Whiting, and Megan Webster. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive interstitial lung disease ...

Loss-of-function in epicardial proteins called Numb Family Proteins, leads to left ventricular noncompaction, or spongy heart, presenting ...

A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of - and repair ...

Smoking tobacco is known to worsen symptoms of periodontitis and reduce responsiveness to treatment. Using high-resolution ...

In recent years, interest has grown around two investigational peptides, BPC-157 and TB-500, proposed as part of a combined research-oriented protocol to explore tissue regeneration, angiogenesis, and ...