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Identification of Significant Immune Related Genes and Pathways in Parkinson’s disease via Bioinformatics Analysis of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Data

This study utilizes single-cell RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis to identify key immune-related biomarkers, regulatory networks, and potential therapeutic targets for Parkinson's disease, thereby advancing the understanding of its inflammatory pathogenesis.

Basavaraj Vastrad, Chanabasayya Mallikarjunayya Vastrad, Siddalingeshwar Patil2026-08-21
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FORCE: FORward matching for Complex microstructure Estimation

The paper introduces FORCE, a forward modeling framework that simulates biologically plausible intra-voxel configurations to directly match diffusion MRI signals, thereby unifying the resolution of fiber crossings, generation of microstructural maps, and estimation of uncertainty in a single, efficient process without requiring specialized acquisitions.

Atharva Jaydeep Shah, Rafael Neto Henriques, Alonso Ramirez-Manzanares, Patryk Filipiak, Steven Baete, Kaustav Deka, Mah (…)2026-08-21
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A histone variant establishes a novel link between chromatin and nuclear RNA decay in spermatogenesis and beyond.

This study identifies the histone variant H2A.B.3 as a critical chromatin-linked regulator that, in conjunction with UPF1, directs a novel nuclear RNA decay pathway to ensure the timely degradation of histone mRNAs during spermatogenesis and proper sperm chromatin remodeling.

Tatiana Soboleva, Mohd Nazmul Hasan Apu, Jun Hee Lim, Marianna Volpert, Nicole Flack, Yuri Khramtsov, Chathura Suraweera (…)2026-08-21
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Integrative clinical–genomic modeling evaluates exploratory Non-APOE candidate signals in Alzheimer’s disease

This study utilizes a two-stage Korean WES–WGS framework to demonstrate that while high discrimination in Alzheimer's disease models is driven by diagnostic-proximal clinical variables and APOE signals, Non-APOE candidate variants identified in clinically enriched cohorts should be treated as hypothesis-generating features rather than confirmed independent predictors due to weak standalone predictive power and the lack of external replication.

Eun Kyung Paik, Jaechul Lee, Eek-Sung Lee, Jong Kuk Park, Jie-Young Song, SiYeon Kim, Jong-Young Lee, Insong Koh, Woojin (…)2026-08-21
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Chloroplast genome assembly of Thalassia testudinum from the Caribbean Sea, and its evolutionary analysis with related genera

This study presents the assembly and evolutionary analysis of the *Thalassia testudinum* chloroplast genome from Guánica, Puerto Rico, revealing high genetic conservation across *Thalassia* species and confirming its close phylogenetic relationship with Florida populations through long-read sequencing and comparative genomic methods.

Abner J. Colón Colón, Gerardo Laureano Rosario, Dariel A. Vázquez Fuentes, Rosalinda Aybar Batista, Ramón E. Rivera Vicé (…)2026-08-21
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Leveraging Structural Variants to Unlock Hidden Genetic Diversity for Tomato Crop Improvement

This study demonstrates that repurposing cost-effective short-read sequencing data from diverse tomato lines can uncover over 71,000 high-confidence structural variants, revealing them as critical, previously hidden drivers of genetic diversity that enhance breeding workflows and resolve lineage relationships without requiring additional long-read sequencing investments.

Reza Shekasteband2026-08-21
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Spatial Statistics and Explainable Deep Learning for3D Cell-Protein Interaction Profiling

This study presents a hybrid computational framework combining stochastic spatial point processes and explainable 3D deep learning to reveal that while global microglial distribution remains unchanged in Parkinson's disease, there is a significant, region-specific increase in microglial-pSyn co-occupancy in the substantia nigra driven by distinct micro-morphological texture gradients.

Iuliia Kurnaeva, Anna Maslovskaya2026-08-20
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Entropy-Driven Alignment-Free Phylogenetic Analysis via K-mer Encoding, DNA Physicochemical Properties, and Rough Set Feature Selection

This study proposes an alignment-free phylogenetic analysis framework that integrates k-mer statistics with DNA physicochemical properties and strand symmetry into a feature vector, which is then optimized using an enhanced rough set-based selection method to achieve efficient and interpretable whole-genome evolutionary inference.

Yong Liu, Tongliang Xia, Xu Yan, He Wang, Xinyang Jiang, Shujie Gao, Shusheng Li, Yan Yang2026-08-20
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Quantitative performance comparison of peripheral nerve implants over five months post-implantation

This study introduces SENSE2, a histology-informed computational framework that integrates time-dependent tissue remodeling to quantitatively compare the long-term performance, stability, and selectivity of three peripheral nerve implant designs over five months, revealing that accounting for chronic foreign body response is essential for optimizing neuromodulation efficacy.

David Tsai, Peijun Qin, Yuyang Xie, Nigel H. Lovell, Tianruo Guo2026-08-20