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ACOT11 suppresses prostate cancer progression by inhibiting mitochondrial homeostasis and the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

This study demonstrates that ACOT11 acts as a tumor suppressor in prostate cancer by inhibiting disease progression through the disruption of mitochondrial homeostasis and the suppression of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, suggesting its potential as a biomarker and therapeutic target for castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Yang Cui, Jin Zhao, He ran Cao, Wei Li2026-10-30
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What a radical-pair quantum reservoir would require: readable capacity, no quantum advantage, and a nuclear-register criterion

This paper demonstrates that while a cryptochrome radical pair functions as a readable quantum reservoir with measurable information capacity, it offers no quantum advantage over classical networks and is constrained by chemical turnover rates rather than spin coherence lifetimes, leading to a new, experimentally testable criterion for biological quantum computation.

Hikaru Wakaura, Taiki Tanimae2026-10-30
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Subtle trophic differentiation and seasonal reorganization among sympatric pipistrelle-like bats in West African rice agroecosystems

In West African rice agroecosystems, trophic differentiation among three sympatric pipistrelle-like bat species is modest and primarily driven by seasonal reorganization of dietary overlap rather than stable interspecific segregation, as species shift their shared resource use patterns significantly between the wet and dry seasons.

Carolina Ribeiro, Patrícia A.P. Chaves, Paula Lopes, Gonçalo A. Fernandes, Sérgio Timóteo, Ricardo Rocha, Christoph F.J. (…)2026-10-30
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Preliminary phytochemical, antibacterial and cytotoxic screening of Baliospermum solanifolium (Burm.) Suresh extracts

This study demonstrates that ethanol extracts of *Baliospermum solanifolium*, particularly the 80% concentration, exhibit significant antibacterial activity against *Staphylococcus aureus* and *Bacillus subtilis* as well as cytotoxic effects against human cancer cell lines, likely due to their high phenolic and flavonoid content.

Thitaree Theerachayanun¹, Apakorn Songsumanas, Tanatip Thamacharoensuk, Anong Teeravanichpong²2026-10-30
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Acute lethality and stress-responsive phenotypes differ among three Acinetobacter baumannii strains: phenotypic, genomic and transcriptomic analyses

This study demonstrates that three clinically distinct *Acinetobacter baumannii* strains (LS01, AB5075, and XH386) exhibit significant heterogeneity in acute lethality, surface-associated phenotypes, and stress responses despite sharing major pathogenicity and stress-associated genomic systems, with strain-specific differences driven by condition-dependent transcriptional remodeling rather than the mere presence or absence of key functional pathways.

Yue Zhu, Hongyan Yu, Hua Zhou2026-10-30
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Cell-specific Associations Between Ferroptosis-related Genes and the Risk of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Mendelian Randomization Study Based on sc-eQTLs from 14 Immune Cell Types

This Mendelian randomization study utilizing sc-eQTL data from 14 immune cell types identifies elevated CFL1 gene expression, particularly in CD8NC cells, as a genetically predicted protective factor against subarachnoid hemorrhage risk, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target.

Xiaohan Yang, Dantong Han, Shaowan Yang, Han Meng, Xiaodi Chen, Xiao Xiao, Jiajia Yun, Chao Ren2026-10-30
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Neurodevelopmental disorder-associated Nr2f1 haploinsufficiency disrupts dentate gyrus inhibitory circuits and impairs short-term spatial memory

This study demonstrates that Nr2f1 haploinsufficiency, a cause of Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf optic atrophy syndrome, impairs short-term spatial memory in mice by disrupting dentate gyrus inhibitory circuits through reduced parvalbumin interneuron density and altered GABAergic signaling, leading to an excitatory/inhibitory imbalance.

Eleonora Dallorto, Enis Hidisoglu, Sara Bonzano, Giuseppe Chiantia, Antonino Casile, Giulia Bonifazio, Annapaola Lippoli (…)2026-10-30
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A Morphological Dual-Staining Framework for Standardized Detection of Cell Death in the Microalga Dunaliella salina

This study establishes a standardized dual-staining framework using MTT and iodine to reliably detect and classify distinct cell death phenotypes in the model microalga *Dunaliella salina*, validating its ecological relevance and proposing an international consortium to unify mortality diagnostics for improving global carbon cycle models.

Mahnaz Barmshuri, Saber Sadeghi, Bahman Kholdebarin, Zahra Faghih, Laleh Ranjbaran2026-10-30
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Gut microbiota-derived indole-3-lactic acid attenuates renal ischemia-reperfusion injury through AhR-modulated oxidative stress

This study reveals that the gut microbiota-derived metabolite indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), produced by *Lactobacillus murinus*, protects against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury by activating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) to suppress NOX2-mediated oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation.

jun zheng, qi sun, xunguo yang, xinhang shi, lin yang, haoxiang xu, zhibiao li, yao yu, weijia li, wentai shangguan, min (…)2026-10-30