Using an enzyme inhibitor in meniscus cells, a new study was able to soften their nucleus and promote access to previously impassible areas. By softening a cell's nucleus so that it can squeeze its ...

Some women face a special risk of breast cancer. These women have dense breast tissue, and they need to work with their physicians to be aware of this risk and to take extra steps to detect breast ...

Our breasts are composed of three kinds of tissue: glandular (the milk glands and ducts), connective (the fibrous tissue that surrounds the ducts and glands), and fatty tissue. The younger we are, the ...

Scientists are reporting important roles for the network of connective tissue. Did scientists discover a new organ? The short answer is no, the interstitium is not an "undiscovered organ," but ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a rule in March 2023 that requires health care professionals to notify people if they have dense breasts. Facilities subject to the Mammography Quality ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a rule in March 2023 that requires health care professionals to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown dense breast tissue can make it ...

Eight years ago Nancy Cappello got mad -- really mad. Women in Connecticut, New York, Texas, Virginia and elsewhere can be thankful she channeled her anger. Their lives may depend on it. Cappello, ...

Nearly half of women over 40 have what doctors consider dense breast tissue, which increases their risk of cancer, yet until now, few are told what their diagnosis might mean, or what they should do.