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Compensatory Mutations in Avian Influenza H7N1 Hemagglutinin Drive Avian Host Adaptation and Antigenic Drift without Enhancing Replication in Human Cells

This study reveals that specific compensatory mutations in the hemagglutinin of Italian H7N1 avian influenza viruses enabled the virus to adapt to poultry hosts and evade immune detection through antigenic drift, while strictly maintaining avian receptor specificity and failing to enhance replication in human cells.

Juliane Lang, Hossein Batebi, Marcel Gischke, Andreas Herrmann, Daniel Christian Lauster, Alice Fusaro, Isabelle Monne (…)2026-09-01
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Aqueous Acacia Ehrenbergiana (Salam Tree) Extract Promotes Migration and Wound Closure of Human Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts In Vitro

This study demonstrates that an aqueous bark extract of the Saudi medicinal plant *Acacia ehrenbergiana* is biocompatible and significantly accelerates the migration and wound closure of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts in vitro, supporting its potential use as a natural agent in periodontal regenerative medicine.

Hattan Alqathami, Amal Ashour2026-09-01
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Information-theoretic profiling of structural organization in human genes

This study employs an information-theoretic clustering framework based on Kullback–Leibler cluster entropy to analyze the structural organization of specific human genes involved in epigenetic regulation and neurodevelopmental disorders, demonstrating that the resulting entropy profiles are robust and useful for comparative genomics and functional gene characterization.

Chiara Panico, Filippo Gandino, Renato Ferrero, Anna Carbone2026-09-01
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A dopaminergic eye–brain correspondence in Parkinson's disease: the substantia-nigra molecular signature localizes to the inner- retinal neurons

This study demonstrates that the molecular signature of dopaminergic degeneration in the Parkinsonian substantia nigra corresponds to a specific gene expression program localized to inner-retinal neurons, particularly amacrine and ganglion cells, thereby providing a defined molecular substrate for retinal changes in Parkinson's disease.

Yabing Zhang, Wenjing Song, Yuxuan Yang, Mingming Zhao, Lei Yan2026-09-01
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Platelet-Rich and Platelet-Poor Plasma Treatment Pre- and Post-Breeding 2 Differentially Regulates Gene Expression in Early Equine Embryos from Mares 3 Susceptible to Persistent Breeding-Induced Endometritis

This study demonstrates that intrauterine infusion of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or platelet-poor plasma (PPP) in mares susceptible to persistent breeding-induced endometritis differentially modulates early embryonic gene expression, with PRP enhancing cellular homeostasis and PPP promoting developmental regulation and energy metabolism, indicating that these therapies influence the embryonic transcriptome via endometrial effects independent of platelet concentration.

Mariana P. Mazzuchini, Alejandro Fuente, Lorenzo GTM Segabinazzi, Jamie K. Norris, Marco A Alvarenga, Pouya Dini, Igor F (…)2026-09-01
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Characterizing ecological sieves in urban green spaces: PCA analysis of habitat gradients and avian species-specific occupancy regressions

This study of 57 parks in arid Isfahan, Iran, demonstrates that avian biodiversity is primarily shaped by structurally complex, high-density canopy networks rather than park size or human disturbance alone, with species-specific occupancy responses varying significantly across distinct habitat gradients.

Maryam Razazzadeh, Ali Lotfi, Ali Asgarian, Sima Fakheran2026-09-01
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Global research trends in male fertility and environmental factors (2016-2025): a multi-database bibliometric analysis and cross-validation study

This multi-database bibliometric analysis of global research from 2016 to 2025 reveals a rapidly expanding, interdisciplinary field centered on oxidative stress and environmental factors affecting male fertility, with China and the US as leading contributors and future directions pointing toward epigenetic mechanisms, emerging pollutants, and biomarker development.

Chao Du, Lisha Chen, Xinyue Fan, Ao Li, Yuexin Yu2026-09-01
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10-HDA from royal jelly ameliorates autism-like behaviors by promoting Treg commitment through microbiota-IL-6-driven bivalent histone remodeling

This study demonstrates that 10-HDA, a key component of royal jelly, ameliorates autism-like behaviors in mice by restructuring the gut microbiota to suppress IL-6, which subsequently downregulates the methylase Kmt2b to remodel bivalent histone landscapes and promote the epigenetic commitment of Tregs, thereby restoring immune balance and social function.

Yi Xu, Feng Zhu, Ruili Yang, Biao He, Ying Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yuxuan Zhi, Jianan Li, Hui-Li Wang2026-09-01
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Outcome of low pathogenicity avian influenza (H7N9) experimental infection of urban and rural house sparrows (Passer domesticus) is impacted by natural Avipoxvirus infection

This study demonstrates that urban and rural house sparrows are similarly susceptible to low pathogenicity H7N9 avian influenza, but natural co-infection with Avipoxvirus significantly increases the prevalence and persistence of both viruses, highlighting a critical ecological interaction that may influence the birds' role as bridge hosts for influenza transmission.

Sara Minayo-Martín, Alberto Sánchez-Cano, Rosa Valle, María J. Valdez-May, Richard A.J. Williams, Kateri Bertran, Natàli (…)2026-09-01
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Carried but Conditionally Used: A Frozen Held-Out Audit of Whether Chirality-Aware Molecular Fingerprints Predict Measured Same-Assay Enantioselectivity

This study employs a prospectively specified, cryptographically frozen audit to demonstrate that while radius-3 Morgan fingerprints effectively distinguish enantiomers, their ability to predict measured same-assay enantioselectivity under scaffold extrapolation is real but strongly target-dependent, yielding significant results for only a subset of targets while others show null or negative predictive skill.

Dylan Ashraf2026-09-01