Register now for an @ors_tendon #WebinarWednesday on Sept 24, 12 PM CST, A Tendon-cy to Heal: Regenerating Tendons & Ligaments in Zebrafish. Hear from Thomas Schilling, Jenna Galloway & Joanna Smeeton on the latest #tendon & ligament regeneration. 🔗ors.memberclicks.net/ten0924…

Register now for an @ors_tendon #WebinarWednesday on Sept 24, 12 PM CST, A Tendon-cy to Heal: Regenerating Tendons & Ligaments in Zebrafish. Hear from Thomas Schilling, Jenna Galloway & Joanna Smeeton on the latest #tendon & ligament regeneration. 🔗ors.memberclicks.net/ten0924…

🦴 Does lactation strengthen or weaken the skeleton? Check out this @ORSsociety Basic Science Tip to learn how elevated PTHrP shrinks both bone & marrow fat, while PTH1R signalling worsens bone loss, revealing new hormonal control of maternal bone health. ors.org/basic-science-tips/#…

Microsoft support for Windows 10 Pro ends on October 14, 2025. Is your lab prepared for the transition to Windows 11? Our latest blog post discusses how and why to migrate your testing systems: go.instron.com/46MNv3O

A serious injury to aging tendons often means a slower, less complete recovery – one that science is still trying to fully understand. Researchers used a preclinical model of aging to investigate how two key proteins, decorin and biglycan, influence tendon healing. Using a controlled knockdown approach, they assessed structural, genetic, and mechanical outcomes across early and late healing stages. They found: 🔹 When removed early, decorin knockdown appeared to improve recovery of viscoelastic properties. 🔹 Biglycan deficiency delayed initial healing but didn’t impair final mechanical strength. 🔹 Collagen fibril architecture changed, yet quasi-static strength measures were unaffected. These findings suggest subtle, protein-level interventions may help aged tendons heal smarter, not just stronger. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: link.springer.com/article/10… 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆: Decorin Knockdown Improves Aged Tendon Healing by Enhancing Recovery of Viscoelastic Properties, While Biglycan May Not 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀: Christelle Darrieutort-Laffite, Stephanie N. Weiss, Courtney A. Nuss, Joseph B. Newton, Jeremy D. Eekhoff, and Louis J. Soslowsky @Penn @PennMedicine @McKayLaboratory @PennEngineers @pennbioeng @SoslowskyLab @CHUnantes @Inserm 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁: link.springer.com/journal/10…

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The @SoslowskyLab are at it again, showing that 16 weeks high-speed running does not induce #Achilles #tendinopathy in rats. Do rats have better post-exercise recovery than humans. Can we learn anything from that to improve human tendon recovery? journals.physiology.org/doi/…

Patients w/ Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (cEDS) present w/ extensible skin & joint instability, with more females affected. In a mouse model of cEDS, Vet-Scientist @jaclynacarlson discovered altered healing in this population. Link: buff.ly/crnkIwN #ORSSMC #ORSxDerby