The cells in human bodies are subject to both chemical and mechanical forces. But until recently, scientists have not ...

Fibrosis is an affliction wherein cells produce excess fibrous tissue. Fibroblast cells do this to close wounds, but the process can cascade in unwanted places. Examples include cardiac fibrosis; ...

In the healing process, our body attempts to repair those areas by creating “scar tissue,” much like the scar that forms on the skin when you have scraped or banged your knee. In time, we can have a ...

It’s usually thicker than normal skin and can be discolored or shiny. Scar tissue is the thickened, fibrous connective tissue that develops after healthy skin cells have been destroyed.

Now, MIT engineers have taken a major step toward developing robots that replace rigid gears with something much softer – ...