OBJECT Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and deadliest primary brain
tumor. The value of extent of resection (EOR) in improving survival in patients with GBM has …

Although mesenchymal stem cells ( MSC s) transplantation into the IVD (intervertebral disc)
may be beneficial in inhibiting apoptosis of nucleus pulposus cells ( NPC s) and alleviating …

Objectives Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been proven to function as competing endogenous
RNAs to interact with microRNAs (miRNAs) and influence the expression of miRNA target …

Most of the biomedical materials printed using 3D bioprinting are static and are unable to
alter/transform with dynamic changes in the internal environment of the body. The emergence …

Background Bones are one of the most common metastatic sites for solid malignancies. Bone
metastases can significantly increase mortality and decrease the quality of life of cancer …

Background Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are the second most common brain tumors, and mostly
are benign tumors. However, there exists subtypes of PAs refractory to common treatments…

Overactivation or overexpression of β-catenin in the Wnt (wingless) signaling pathway plays
an important role in tumorigenesis. Interaction of β-catenin with T-cell factor (Tcf) DNA …

OBJECTIVE Patients undergoing spinal surgery are at risk for developing venous
thromboembolism (VTE). The authors sought to identify risk factors for VTE in these patients. …

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) resulting from sports now represent 8.9% of the total causes of
SCI. Regardless of cause, there are bound to be return-to-play decisions to be made for …

Neural responses to small manipulable objects (“tools”) in high-level visual areas in ventral
temporal cortex (VTC) provide an opportunity to test how anatomically remote regions …