The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...

Background/aims Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is the most frequent long-term complication after cataract surgery, ...

Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes than people living closer to sea level. But the mechanism of this protection ...

Real estate agents will tell you that a home’s most important feature is “location, location, location.” It’s similar in neuroscience: “Location is everything in the brain,” said Bosiljka Tasic, a ...

New research suggests that Epstein-Barr virus may actively provoke the immune system in people with multiple sclerosis. Scientists found large buildups of virus-targeting immune cells in the nervous ...

Some types of CD8+ T cells (killer T cells) may play a role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). This is according to data from a new study published in Nature Immunology. Specifically, ...

Stage 3 multiple myeloma is defined by high beta-2 microglobulin, elevated LDH, and high-risk genetic abnormalities. Diagnosis involves CRAB criteria and tests like bone marrow biopsy, imaging, and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A box jellyfish advisory has been posted by the Honolulu Ocean Safety Department for Ala Moana, Waikiki, and Hanauma Bay. It comes after first responders were called out to ...

A map of the immune cell landscape found in the bone marrow of patients with multiple myeloma could shed light on how the immune system interacts with cancerous plasma cells. It could also help ...

Higher levels of CD4-positive naïve T cells in patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma are associated with longer PFS, suggesting T-cell composition may serve as a biomarker to ...