First discovered in the 1950s, NGF is now known to direct the growth, maintenance, proliferation and preservation of neurons ...

Malaria infection causes bone loss as a result of chronic bone inflammation induced by accumulated Plasmodium by-products in bone, report researchers. Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites is a ...

Recent advances in equine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have considerably enhanced the diagnostic evaluation of bone pathology in horses. MRI, in its various presentations from low- to high-field ...

An intermediate group of lesions that fail to find a definite categorical "home" have been given the prefix of "pseudo- ." Under this heading fall certain conditions in which diagnosis is important in ...

Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director, Women's Health, has been named section head for bone and soft tissue pathology, effective April 1. Wei assumes the position ...

SOME fourteen years have elapsed since a Medical Progress report in this journal was last devoted to consideration of the pathology of diseases of bone, 1 although a cursory survey of a miscellaneous ...

There are two types of marrow: red and yellow. Red marrow is mainly found in your flat bones such as your hip and vertebrae. As you age, more of your marrow becomes yellow due to an increase in fat ...

Dr. Wei obtained his medical degree in China and received his Ph.D. in Japan. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by residency in anatomic and ...

Osaka - Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites is a life-threatening infectious disease that kills at least half a million people annually while causing over 200 million new infections. In some cases, ...