Along the last years it has been demonstrated that non-neural cells play a major role in the pathogenesis of the primary degenerative disorders (PDDs) of the human central nervous system. Among them, astrocytes coordinate ...

General objetive: To establish the prevalence of degenerative disc disease present in the lumbar spine, diagnosed by magnetic resonance in the Hospital "José Carrasco Arteaga" of the city of Cuenca, in the period January ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the main differential diagnosis with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Usually, differential diagnosis between a first depressive episode and the beginning of an early degenerative ...

Aging is a final stage in the human being that occurs naturally as a process of life. This life process is associated with a number of chronic degenerative noncommunicable diseases, which becomes a challenge for the health ...

Brazil stands out worldwide in the production and breeding of poultry; however, several aspects regarding major diseases that affect poultry are not fully understood, including liver diseases. The present study aimed to ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic degenerative disorder characterized by typical motor symptoms caused by the death of dopamine (DA) neurons in the midbrain and ensuing shortage of DA in the striatum, at the level of ...