Tumors exploit angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature,
in order to obtain nutrients required for continued growth and proliferation. Targeting …

Disuse has been shown to cause a rapid and dramatic loss of skeletal mass and strength in
the load-bearing bones of young and mature animals and humans. However, little is known …

Using data from the first two waves of the High School and Beyond project, this study
examines the reciprocal relationship between media use and academic achievement among …

Multiple myeloma is a deadly malignancy characterized by plasma cell infiltration of bones.
The resulting effect is painful “punched-out” lesions where bone is eroded and filled with …

Simple Summary In the first two years following spinal cord injury, people lose up to 50% of
bone below the injury. This injury-induced bone loss significantly affects rehabilitation and …

Synaptophysin (SN) is a synaptic-vesicle-associated membrane protein whose presence is
indicative of intact, functional synapses. This study examines the presence of SN in pituitary …

The density of synaptophysin (SN)-immunoreactivity (IR) was examined in pituitary glands
of aging male Sprague-Dawley rats. SN-IR was observed as dense dots among endocrine …

For decades, the processes that couple bone architecture and mass to function have been
investigated and characterized. It is well known, and now well accepted, that increases in …

Bone is a common site of cancer metastasis. Breast, prostate, and lung cancers show a
predilection to metastasize to bone. Recently, we reported that the chemokine interleukin 8 (IL-8) …

There are a number of ways that government policy might increase the educational benefits
that preschool children receive from television. These include (1) direct government funding …