Socioeconomic status and morbidity pattern among the elderly population in Bankura district, West Bengal by Ujjwal Das, Nishamani Kar

“…Hypertension was found to have the highest burden of morbidity, followed by bone diseases such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. …”
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Venüs Heykelciklerinden İdollere Kadın Temsilleri by Tülin CENGİZ

“…Female figurines were engraved on clay, bone, stone and marble not only in the Paleolithic period, but also throughout the entire Mining ages. …”
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The silent pandemic of stress: impact on menstrual cycle and ovulation by Mariam Saadedine, Sarah L. Berga, Stephanie S. Faubion, Chrisandra L. Shufelt

“…Concomitant health consequences include bone loss, endothelial dysfunction, and cardiovascular risks. …”
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The Pivotal Immunomodulatory and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase in the Glioma Microenvironment: Its Biomarker and Therapy Potentials by Seidu A. Richard, Kuugbee D. Eugene

“…EZH2 oversecretion was implicated in the malfunction of several fundamental signaling pathways like Wnt/β-catenin signaling, Ras and NF-κB signaling, PI3K/AKT signaling, β-adrenergic receptor signaling, and bone morphogenetic protein as well as NOTCH signaling pathways. …”
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Prefibrotic Myelofibrosis Presenting with Multiple Cerebral Embolic Infarcts and the Rare MPL W515S Mutation by Stephen E. Langabeer, Lisa Lee Tokar, Laura Kearney, Cathal O’Brien, Kowshika Thavarajah, Aisling Barrett, John McManus, Hilary O’Leary

“…We describe the case of an elderly man with persistent thrombocytosis presenting with an ischemic cerebral event. Bone marrow biopsy showed evidence of prefibrotic myelofibrosis with targeted sequencing demonstrating the presence of the rare MPL W515S mutation. …”
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A Case of Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Myeloproliferative Neoplasm in a Pregnant Woman with Unusual Primary Myelofibrosis Features by Jason Koshy, Jack Alperin, Bagi Jana, Avi Markowitz, You-Wen Qian

“…The patient demonstrated some pathologic features that are commonly presented in PMF that included bone marrow reticulin fibrosis, leukoerythroblastosis, splenomegaly, and increased serum lactate dehydrogenase.…”
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Bioengineering strategies targeting angiogenesis: Innovative solutions for osteonecrosis of the femoral head by Weihong Zhu, Zhenmu Xu, Ding Zhou, Jiankun Xu, Yuchen He, Zhong Alan Li

“…This vascular deficit results in cell apoptosis, trabecular bone loss, and structural collapse of the femoral head at late stage, significantly impairing joint function. …”
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Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture of the Femoral Head Caused by Excessive Lateralization of the Acetabular Rim by Tetsuya Kimura, Tomohiro Goto, Daisuke Hamada, Takahiko Tsutsui, Keizo Wada, Shoji Fukuta, Akihiro Nagamachi, Koichi Sairyo

“…Increased mechanical stress over the femoral head due to impingement against the excess bone was suspected as a cause of SIF. The distinct femoral head deformity is consistent with this hypothesis. …”
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Comparison of intra articular autologous platelet-rich plasma with steroids in osteoarthritis knee: Experience from a North Indian tertiary care center by M N Arjun, Vivek Vasdev, Kunal Kishore, Arun Hegde, Krishnan Shanmuganandan, Abhishek Kumar, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Roopa Shivashankar

“…It accelerates the process of healing, ligament repair, cartilage regeneration, and bone formation when given in supraphysiological doses. …”
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Release of prostaglandin D2 by murine mast cells: importance of metabolite formation for antiproliferative activity by C. Haberl, L. Hültner, A. Flügel, M. Falk, S. Geuenich, W. Wilmanns, C. Denzlinger

“…We investigated the production of PGD2 by murine bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC) taking into consideration metabolism of PGD2 to PGD2 and Δ12-PGJ2. …”
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Emerging Role of PET in the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer by Geoffery Coates, Stephen J Skehan

“…Several studies have shown significantly better staging of distant metastases with FDG PET than with traditional techniques such as bone scanning. Differentiation of recurrent disease from scar tissue in the postoperative patient is often difficult with CT or magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Comparison of Mechanical Resistance to Maximal Torsion Stress in Original and Nonoriginal or Compatible Prosthetic Implant Screws: An In Vitro Study by António Sérgio Silva, José Manuel Mendes, Tiago Araújo, Carlos Aroso, Pedro Barreiros

“…Micromovements of the implant-abutment connection influence peri-implant bone preservation. The maximal torque after a cycle of implant prosthetic screw tightening using original components of different manufacturers and replicas produced by other companies is evaluated and quantified in this study. …”
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Streptomyces-derived nano-doxorubicin: Clinical status and patents granted by Kaur Prabhjot, Bhandari Divya Dhawal, Chopra Hitesh

“…Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent anti-cancer drug derived from Streptomyces, that is widely used for various cancers, including cancers of the ovary, urinary bladder, GI tract, breast, thyroid gland, lung, bone, kidney (nephroblastoma) and blood (leukaemia). …”
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica Revealing a Lymphoma: A Two-Case Report by Frank Verhoeven, Xavier Guillot, Mickaël Chouk, Clément Prati, Daniel Wendling

“…Blood exams highlighted the presence of a monoclonal B cell clone. Bone marrow concluded to a B cell lymphoma of the marginal zone. …”
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Waldenström Macroglobulinemia in Hepatitis C: Case Report and Review of the Current Literature by Ryan Nipp, Aaron Mitchell, Allyson Pishko, Ara Metjian

“…He was subsequently diagnosed with Waldenström macroglobulinemia on bone marrow biopsy. Conclusions. An up to date, comprehensive review of the literature suggests an association between hepatitis C and Waldenström macroglobulinemia. …”
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Dental Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Their Exosomes by Peter Stanko, Ursula Altanerova, Jana Jakubechova, Vanda Repiska, Cestmir Altaner

“…Stem cells derived from human dental pulp tissue (DP-MSC) differ from the other mesenchymal stem cells prepared from bone marrow or adipose tissue due to their embryonic origin from the neural crest and are of special interest because of their neurotropic character. …”
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Apolipoprotein C-II Deposition Amyloidosis: A Potential Misdiagnosis as Light Chain Amyloidosis by Sadichhya Lohani, Emily Schuiteman, Lohit Garg, Dhiraj Yadav, Sami Zarouk

“…Monoclonal gammopathy evaluation revealed kappa light chain. Bone marrow biopsy revealed minimal involvement with amyloidosis with kappa monotypic plasma cells on flow cytometry. …”
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Current Concepts in the Biopsy of Musculoskeletal Tumors by Costantino Errani, Francesco Traina, Fabrizio Perna, Carlotta Calamelli, Cesare Faldini

“…In the management of bone and soft tissue tumors, accurate diagnosis, using a combination of clinical, radiographic, and histological data, is critical to optimize outcome. …”
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The Role of TLR4 on B Cell Activation and Anti-β2GPI Antibody Production in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome by Si Cheng, Haibo Wang, Hong Zhou

“…Our previous study demonstrated that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a vital role in the maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) from the mice immunized with human β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI). …”
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Solitary Peripheral Osteoma of the Angle of the Mandible by Kapil Kshirsagar, Kalyani Bhate, Vivek Pawar, S. N. SanthoshKumar, Supriya Kheur, Shrikant Dusane

“…Solitary peripheral osteoma is a benign, slow-growing osteogenic tumor arising from craniofacial bones such as the sinus, temporal, or jaw bones but rarely originating from the mandible. …”
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