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  1. Unclosed transverse foramen of the atlas: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and translational anatomical relevance

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, September 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  2. Generative Artificial Intelligence Performance on University‐Level Human Anatomy Examinations: A Structured Narrative Review and Proposed MATRIX ‐Anatomy Framework

    Article • Clinical Anatomy, August 2026, Wiley

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  3. Occipitalization of the atlas: prevalence, functional and anatomical considerations. A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, June 2026, Elsevier

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  4. Superior articular facet angulation of the axis vertebra in a South African population sample using an osteological analysis

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, June 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  5. Lateral angulation of the odontoid process of the axis vertebra in a South African skeletal population sample

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, June 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  6. Discrepancies between expected and recovered individuals in exhumed mass graves at Paterna Cemetery (Spain): aggregate analysis of 15 official exhumation reports

    Article • Forensic Science International, May 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  7. The prevalence of unclosed transverse foramina in the cervical spine of a South African population sample

    Article • Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  8. A multimodal curriculum with integrated gamification helps reduce neurophobia in medical students

    Article • Anatomical Sciences Education, February 2026, Wiley

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  9. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Investigating the Efficacy of Various Psychedelic Drugs for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder

    Article • Healthcare, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  10. Redefining lumbosacral transitional vertebrae classification: Morphological variation in a South African population

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, September 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  11. Odontoid process angulation range in a South African skeletal population sample: An osteological study

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  12. Size-relationship between transverse and arcuate foramina of atlas vertebrae in a modern South African skeletal population sample

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  13. Pharmacological potential of Portulacaria afra: A review on bioactive compounds, pharmacological uses and therapeutic prospects

    Article • Scientific African, December 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  14. Prevalence of occipitalisation in a South African Black population: An original study of 1119 skulls with a review of the literature

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, November 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  15. Prevalence of sacral spina bifida occulta with lumbosacral transitional vertebra in a skeletal collection of a South African population

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, September 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  16. 3D technologies in dental arcade forensic research – A scoping review

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, September 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  17. Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae of 3096 individuals: Prevalence and morphology in a South African population and its association with population affinity

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  18. Arcuate foramen prevalence in South African subjects: A cadaveric study based on 120 atlas vertebrae

    Article • Translational Research in Anatomy, October 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Özlem Toluk, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  19. PORTULACARIA AFRA LEAF EXTRACT ATTENUATES TYPE 1 DIABETES-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS AND INFLAMMATION IN MALE SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT BRAIN

    Article • IBRO Neuroscience Reports, October 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  20. Double Transverse Foramina—An Anatomical Basis for Possible Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Risk and Vertebral Artery Injury

    Article • Diagnostics, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  21. Correlation between body mass index and corneal thickness in emmetropic subjects

    Article • July 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  22. Effect of APOE4 Allele and Gender on the Rate of Atrophy in the Hippocampus, Entorhinal Cortex, and Fusiform Gyrus in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Article • Current Alzheimer Research, December 2022, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  23. Homo naledi lumbar vertebrae and a new 3D method to quantify vertebral wedging

    Article • American Journal of Biological Anthropology, September 2022, Wiley

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  24. Effect of diabetes mellitus on quantitative corneal anatomy – A systemic review

    Article • July 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  25. New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back

    Article • eLife, November 2021, eLife

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  26. Author response: New fossils of Australopithecus sediba reveal a nearly complete lower back

    Article • September 2021, eLife

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  27. New fossils ofAustralopithecus sedibareveal a nearly complete lower back

    Article • May 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  28. Sexual dimorphism in the vertebral wedging of the human lumbar vertebrae and its importance as a comparative framework for understanding the wedging pattern of Neanderthals

    Article • Quaternary International, November 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  29. Three-dimensional geometric morphometrics of thorax-pelvis covariation and its potential for predicting the thorax morphology: A case study on Kebara 2 Neandertal

    Article • Journal of Human Evolution, October 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  30. Assessing thoraco‐pelvic covariation in Homo sapiens and Pan troglodytes: A 3D geometric morphometric approach

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, August 2020, Wiley

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  31. Rib cage anatomy in Homo erectus suggests a recent evolutionary origin of modern human body shape

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Shahed Nalla, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno

  32. Thoracolumbar vertebrae and ribs

    Article • April 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  33. 3D geometric morphometric analysis of variation in the human lumbar spine

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, August 2019, Wiley

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  34. Possible Clinical Implications of Geographic Differences in Prevalence of Double Transverse Foramen

    Article • World Neurosurgery, June 2019, Elsevier

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  35. The Retrotransverse Foramen of the Atlas Is not a Modern Anatomic Variation

    Article • World Neurosurgery, March 2019, Elsevier

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  36. Prevalence of anatomic variations of the atlas vertebra

    Article • The Spine Journal, November 2018, Elsevier

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  37. The torso integration hypothesis revisited in Homo sapiens : Contributions to the understanding of hominin body shape evolution

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, September 2018, Wiley

    DANIEL GARCÍA MARTÍNEZ, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  38. Atlases with Arcuate Foramen Present Cortical Bone Thickening That May Contribute to Lower Fracture Risk

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2018, Elsevier

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  39. Description and analysis of three Homo naledi incudes from the Dinaledi Chamber, Rising Star cave (South Africa)

    Article • Journal of Human Evolution, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  40. Can the transverse foramen/vertebral artery ratio of double transverse foramen subjects be a risk for vertebrobasilar transient ischemic attacks?

    Article • Journal of Anatomy, June 2018, Wiley

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  41. Double Retrotransverse Foramen of Atlas (C1)

    Article • World Neurosurgery, June 2018, Elsevier

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  42. Anatomical variation of the Dorsalis pedis artery in a South African population – A Cadaveric Study

    Article • The Foot, June 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  43. Unexpected Persistent Dentocentral Synchondrosis of C2

    Article • World Neurosurgery, March 2018, Elsevier

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  44. Eco-geographic adaptations in the human ribcage throughout a 3D geometric morphometric approach

    Article • American Journal of Physical Anthropology, February 2018, Wiley

    DANIEL GARCÍA MARTÍNEZ, Professor Shahed Nalla

  45. The Decreasing Prevalence of the Arcuate Foramen

    Article • World Neurosurgery, February 2018, Elsevier

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  46. Retrotransverse foramen of the atlas: prevalence and bony variations

    Article • European Spine Journal, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Professor Shahed Nalla

  47. The vertebrae and ribs of Homo naledi

    Article • Journal of Human Evolution, March 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  48. The relationship between the distal metatarsal articular angle and intersesamoidal crista: An osteological study

    Article • The Foot, March 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  49. hominin first rib discovered at the Sterkfontein Caves, South Africa

    Article • South African Journal of Science, May 2016, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  50. Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa

    Article • eLife, September 2015, eLife

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  51. Mosaic Morphology in the Thorax of Australopithecus sediba

    Article • Science, April 2013, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Shahed Nalla

  52. A new species of fox from theAustralopithecus sedibatype locality, Malapa, South Africa

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, February 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Shahed Nalla