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Quaternionic Response Geometry for Proteins: Toward a Noncommutative Theory of Ordered Deformations

This paper proposes a noncommutative geometric framework using quaternionic frame transport to capture protein deformation histories, enabling the distinction between ordered perturbation sequences that yield similar endpoint conformations but retain distinct internal transport memories.

Xiaoting Chen, Chon-Fai Kam, Yu Li, David Medina-Ortiz, Cedric Damour, Jean Pierre Chabriat, Alain Miranville, Miloud Be (…)2026-08-13
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Sex-linked placental DNA methylation associated with early-onset preeclampsia

This study is the first to demonstrate that sex-linked placental DNA methylation on X and Y chromosomes is significantly associated with early-onset preeclampsia, revealing critical pathological insights that were previously overlooked due to the routine exclusion of sex chromosomes in research.

Hannah J Illing, Icíar Fernández-Boyano, Amy M Inkster, Linda M Ernst, Gregory E Miller, Ann E Borders, Wendy P Robinson2026-08-13
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Sex-specific trajectories of adolescent brain maturation and sensorimotor gating after maternal influenza infection in mice

Using a mouse model of maternal influenza infection, this study demonstrates that prenatal viral exposure disrupts sex-specific adolescent brain maturation trajectories and inter-regional coordination, leading to long-term sensorimotor gating deficits despite partial structural recovery by late adolescence.

Christos Pantelis, Danli Peng, Antonia Merritt, KH Christopher Choy, Stella Liong, Robert Brkljača, Cassandra Wannan, Ul (…)2026-08-13
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Post-translational Regulation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR–Autophagy Axis in Osteoblast Differentiation and Its Polypharmacological Targeting by Eupolyphaga sinensis

This study elucidates that the PI3K/Akt/mTOR–autophagy axis in human osteoblast differentiation is predominantly regulated at the post-translational level via ribosomal protein hubs, and demonstrates that *Eupolyphaga sinensis* constituents promote fracture healing by polypharmacologically targeting and suppressing this pathway to modulate autophagy.

Yingjie Wu, Yang Lv, Hegui Xu2026-08-13
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Adult neurogenesis promotes pattern separation and sparsity beyond the dentate gyrus in a spiking DG–CA3 model

This study demonstrates through a biophysically detailed spiking model that adult neurogenesis enhances pattern separation and increases population sparsity beyond the dentate gyrus into the CA3 region by leveraging known DG–CA3 microcircuitry, particularly through the recruitment of inhibitory interneurons by immature granule cells.

Marlon Valmórbida Cendron, Wilfredo Blanco Figuerola, Flávio Freitas Barbosa2026-08-13
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Neuro-physiological Study on a Mind-Body Relaxation and Rejuvenation Technique

This study demonstrates that a single 10-minute session of the Mind-Body Relaxation and Rejuvenation Technique (MBRRT) induces measurable neurophysiological changes, including increased theta, alpha, and beta EEG power, alongside significant reductions in heart rate and blood pressure, resulting in enhanced subjective feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation among healthy participants.

Anurag Jayswal, Kabita Devi, Deepeshwar Singh, Bhabesh Deka, Suvendra Kumar Ray2026-08-13
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Evaluation of Smoothing Functions in Generalized Additive Models Applied to the Relative Abundance of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

This study demonstrates that for modeling juvenile green turtle abundance in southern Brazil, the Negative Binomial distribution combined with Thin Plate Regression Splines yields the most robust Generalized Additive Model by effectively addressing overdispersion and capturing complex spatial-seasonal patterns.

Letícia Verônica Santos, Thayana Gião, Raquel da Fontoura Nicolette, Juliano César Marangoni, Gustavo Martinez-Souza2026-08-13
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Disrupted Kynurenine Pathway and AMPA Receptor-Associated Neurotoxicity of Citronellol in Mice

Repeated oral exposure to citronellol induces anxiety-like behaviors and memory deficits in mice by activating a glucocorticoid-mediated kynurenine pathway that disrupts glutamate homeostasis and causes region-specific AMPA receptor remodeling, ultimately leading to neurotoxicity via an excitotoxic mechanism.

Han-Seul Lee, Dae-Seop Shin, Seong Soon Kim, Sung-Hee Cho, Myung Ae Bae, Ki-Tae Kim2026-08-13
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DTYMK Functions as a ceRNA to Promote Glioblastoma Progression and Mesenchymal Phenotype Through miR-7-5p/RAF1/MAPK Signaling

This study identifies DTYMK as a critical oncogenic driver in glioblastoma that promotes tumor progression and mesenchymal transition by functioning as a competing endogenous RNA to sequester miR-7-5p, thereby upregulating RAF1 and activating the MAPK signaling pathway.

Hao Yuan Wu, Zhi We Wang, Zi Wen Chen, Zhen Xing He, Chen Xi Chang, ZeJin Li, DeRan Zhang, JinRuo Zhang, ZhiHao Yang, Bi (…)2026-08-13