A pioneering study has revealed that increased stiffness in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of spinal discs impairs energy ...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have constituted a prominent area of research in recent years. As a mediator of intercellular communication, EVs play an ...

The following is a summary of “Identification and Experimental Verification of Potential Immune Cell-Associated Gene ...

Degenerative ... disc disease is extremely rare. Intrigued by this fact and how it might apply to humans, researchers in Toronto, Canada, decided to conduct a gene expression study on ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.