In a distinguished scientific achievement, teacher Raed Hamza Muhammad, a teacher at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Karbala / Anatomy and Histology Branch, published a research article entitled:
Neuroinflammation and Nociception in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: A Review of Precision Medicine Perspective
In The Spine Journal of the International Publishing House (As-Safir),
The study was prepared in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and the Medical Research Centre (CURAM) at the University of Kalloway.
University of Galway
in Ireland.
The article examined the role of neuroinflammation and pain sensation in cases of degeneration of intervertebral discs while highlighting the applications of precision medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.
This study is an important scientific addition, as it was published in The Spine Journal classified in the Scopus database in the first quarter (Q1) with an impact factor of (8.2) as well as within the WOS database. SCIE with an impact factor of (4.9). It has also been indexed in the PubMed database reflecting the outstanding importance of the study globally.
The article can be viewed through the following links:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2024.12.033
This achievement reflects the commitment of the College of Veterinary Medicine to promote scientific research through cooperation with international academic and research institutions, which contributes to strengthening the university’s position at the local and international levels.



