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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is where two or more independent organs fail to function properly. It is a serious condition that can lead to death without emergency care. MODS can affect ...

Multiple myeloma, also known as Kahler's disease, is a type of blood cancer. There's no cure, but treatments can slow its spread and sometimes make symptoms go away. A type of white blood cell called ...

When a person develops multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells, the cancer produces large amounts of abnormal antibodies called monoclonal proteins, or M proteins. Some call this an M spike.

The idea that multiple sclerosis is a disseminated plaque-like sclerosis was established approximately 150 years ago; indeed, the demonstration of dissemination — in space (disease-related changes in ...

Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer in plasma cells that can harm the kidneys, bones, and blood. It also makes abnormal monoclonal proteins that circulate in the body. Kidney failure in multiple ...

Jan. 14, 2025 A team of researchers has developed a new biomaterial with high potential in in the treatment of bone lesions or minimal residual disease in multiple myeloma patients. The findings ...