Connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders that affect any of the body's connective tissues. These disorders can be inherited or acquired, and can present with a ...

A 19-year-old girl from Essex died after pain across her body—stomach, back, arms, legs, and even during her periods—was dismissed by a doctor, who advised her to take painkillers. Isobel Allen was ...

Bright-field microscopy (BFM) encrypts the optical transillumination profile of the transmitted light attenuated by the complex micro-structural tissue convolutions, manifested by the dense and ...