Correspondence to Dr Lauren Pringels, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Lauren.Pringels{at}UGent.be Despite the high prevalence of tendon ...

The exact pathophysiology of gestational diabetes is unknown. One main aspect of the underlying pathology is insulin resistance, where the body’s cells fail to respond to the hormone insulin in the ...

Nonmotor symptoms, particularly hyposmia and constipation, precede the motor symptoms of Parkinson disease (PD) by many years, and the lifetime risk of PD negatively correlates with the frequency of ...

Multiple myeloma can disrupt normal bone remodeling, where old bone is dissolved and replaced with new bone, leading to fractures and pain. The cancer can lead to reduced production of healthy blood ...

“What do you think of when you hear the word ‘doctor’?” I asked. I was speaking in a Zoom career panel for Black high schoolers. Responses materialized in the chat. Hero. Medicine. Caretaker. Death. I ...

Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and gliosis. Beyond genetic and age-related factors, diverse risk ...

This course is part of The Applied Sciences of Oncology (ASO) distance-learning course.Aim: To provide an understanding of the basic molecular biology and pathogenesis of malignancies.ObjectivesUpon ...

Like all forms of cancer, lung cancer is defined by uncontrolled cell division caused by loss of physiological tissue homeostasis and failure of apoptotic cell death mechanisms. Aberrant cell ...

NEW YORK, NY — Work over the past several years has reframed hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) as a large-field inflammatory process, a recharacterization that has immediate relevance to treatment ...

Conversation on the four classic causes of acne as well as pathogenesis. Casey Butrus, PharmD: Steve, I want to transition to the next question and ask you about the pathophysiology of acne, so our ...

Emphysema refers to the irreversible damage caused to the delicate air sacs in the lungs called alveoli. The exact pathogenesis of emphysema has been an important subject of research, although the ...