Secondly, the structural integrity of the skeleton is essential for normal existence. Fractures, by far the most important abnormality of the skeletal system, occur with increasing frequency in ...

Insulin resistance precedes and predicts the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), a chronic disease that causes high ...

A new study has unveiled the crucial role of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) in skeletal development.

Mutations in these proteins perturb their interactions with other proteins and their function, which leads to disease. Research in the Leinwand lab focuses on unraveling mechanisms of genetic heart ...

Boston. Mass. 02114). Supported in part by grants from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases (AM-06375 and AM-07912), the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service ...