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Growth disorders are conditions that cause faster or slower growth than usual. People with these disorders may have unusually sized limbs and body parts or may be taller or shorter than expected.

When babies are born with alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACDMPV), their skin starts to turn blue from the under-oxygenated blood in their systems. But unlike most ...

Ollier’s disease is a rare condition that causes benign growths, or enchondromas, to develop in the bone cartilage. Typically these growths affect the arm and leg bones. If a person does not develop ...

Researchers have found that phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) inhibitors have the ability to boost long bone growth. Conventionally used to treat heart disease, thrombosis, and asthma, PDE3 inhibitors can ...

Studies by University of Birmingham researchers suggest that a naturally occurring peptide known as PEPITEM (Peptide Inhibitor of Trans-Endothelial Migration), could represent a promising potential ...

Key Takeaways Protein can keep bones healthy by releasing a growth factor (IGF-1) that promotes bone growth and mass, ...

Researchers have shown that a naturally occurring peptide (small protein) holds promise as a new therapeutic for osteoporosis and other disorders that feature bone loss, with distinct advantages over ...

Heterotopic ossification happens when bone grows outside of its normal location and into the surrounding soft tissues of your body. When this happens, the pieces of bone that develop are called ...