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Myeloid Immune Remodeling Associated With Citrullination-Related Candidate Markers in Sepsis From a Single-Cell Perspective

This study utilizes single-cell and bulk transcriptomic analyses to demonstrate that citrullination-related candidate biomarkers (LTF, MMP9, MMP8, IL10, LCN2, and S100A12) are primarily localized to myeloid cells and serve as indicators of neutrophil activation and monocyte/macrophage regulatory remodeling in sepsis.

Jingjie Wang, Xiang Li, Jingyan Wang, Xiangyou Yu, Hanyu Zhao, Di Nie, Chunbo Yang, Zhihua Li, Yi Wang2026-07-24
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Antimicrobial activity and Time Kill analysis of Nigerian Ethnobotanical plants on oral microbes implicated in dental caries

This study scientifically validates the antimicrobial efficacy of Nigerian ethnobotanical plants against key oral microbes, demonstrating that methanolic extracts, particularly from neem and bitter kola, effectively inhibit microbial growth and offer potential for preventing dental caries.

Onyinyechi Cecilia Amobi-Alor, Godwill Azeh Engwa, Felix Ifeanyi Nwafor, Chukwuemeka Ikechukwu Eze, Nicholas Benjamin Aj (…)2026-07-24
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Extra-haplotype rescue mosaicism mediates multi-lineage functional restoration in a monogenic condition

This study identifies a novel form of "extra-haplotype rescue mosaicism" in Fanconi anaemia where an early post-zygotic incorporation of a second polar body creates a triploid lineage with restored DNA repair function, which is selectively expanded over the original diploid lineage in sensitive tissues like the haematopoietic system to mediate multi-lineage functional recovery.

Wayne Crismani, Caitlin Harris, Michael Sharp, Chirantani Mukherjee, Stevan Novakovic, Elissah Granger, Roser Pujol, Ger (…)2026-07-23
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Subtype-specific intracellular iron compartmentalization defines metabolic specialization of oligodendrocytes across brain regions

This study demonstrates that intracellular iron compartmentalization varies across oligodendrocyte subtypes and brain regions, with dark oligodendrocytes in the cerebellar white matter exhibiting the highest mitochondrial iron levels, thereby linking iron microarchitecture to metabolic specialization.

Agata Wawrzyniak, Agnieszka Żuryń, Tommaso Cassano, Bożena Pawlikowska-Pawlęga, Maksymilian Kłosowicz, Krzysztof Balawen (…)2026-07-23
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AI-driven biological clocks of cardiac aging: Should we integrate ECG, metabolomic, and epigenetic signatures?

This review advocates for integrating AI-driven epigenetic, ECG, and metabolomic clocks to overcome the limitations of single-modality aging models, thereby enabling a paradigm shift toward proactive, personalized interventions that extend healthspan and prevent cardiovascular disease.

Salla Åkerblom, Manyi Jia, Shamin Tahasildar, Amna Khamis, Philippe Froguel, Amélie Bonnefond, Declan P O’Regan, Nicolas (…)2026-07-23
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In vivo Inhalation Toxicity of Polystyrene Nanoplastic Particles: PSLT-Like Responses of Apical Endpoints and Transcriptomic Changes

This study demonstrates that inhaled polystyrene nanoplastic particles in rats elicit adverse pulmonary effects consistent with the poorly soluble low-toxicity (PSLT) overload paradigm at high concentrations, while lower doses induce only sub-threshold transcriptomic changes without overt toxicity.

Emanoela Thá, Lan Ma-Hock, Florian Gruenschlaeger, Tais Meziara Wilson, Varun Giri, Michael Eichenlaub, Wendel Wohlleben (…)2026-07-23
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Altitudinal gradient drives significant changes in soil physico-chemical properties and microbial community after ecological restoration on Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

This study demonstrates that on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, ecological restoration of artificial slopes leads to significant altitudinal and spatial variations in soil physico-chemical properties and microbial community structure, driven primarily by altitude, soil depth, pH, and nutrient availability, which in turn influence the abundance of key functional genes.

Binghe Wang, Qi Li, Xiangjun Pei, Renjie Wei, Yuxin Liu, Yuhang Li, Huiyuan Zhang, Jiahui Zhang, Pengfei Zhang, Yuxin Xi (…)2026-07-23
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The chromosome-level genome of an invasive Australian population of the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)

This study presents a high-quality, fully phased chromosome-level genome assembly of the invasive eastern mosquitofish (*Gambusia holbrooki*) from an Australian population, generated using PacBio HiFi and Hi-C sequencing to provide a critical resource for investigating its invasion biology, local adaptation, and evolutionary genomics.

Roger Huerlimann, Jennifer Donelson, Lucinda Aulsebrook, Timothy Ravasi2026-07-23
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East Asian-Specific Variants in LINC00251 and DEK in Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Major Depressive Disorder: A Discovery GWAS

This discovery genome-wide association study in a Taiwanese cohort identifies two East Asian-specific genetic variants, one in the stress-response lncRNA LINC00251 and another in the chromatin regulator DEK, as distinct genome-wide significant markers differentiating suicidal from non-suicidal major depressive disorder.

Hsin-An Chang, Yu-Tien Chang, Chih-Chung Huang, Kuo-Sheng Hung, Yu-Lung Chiu, Ya-Ting Yang, Su-Wen Chuang, Chia-Jung Hsu (…)2026-07-23
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GC–MS Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Costus speciosus Rhizomes: Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Action against MDR and XDR Bacteria with Anticancer Potential

This study demonstrates that the ethyl acetate extract of *Costus speciosus* rhizomes, particularly its active fraction 4 containing azuleno[4,5-b]furan-2(3H)-one, exhibits potent antibacterial activity against MDR and XDR bacteria through cell wall disruption and shows promising selective cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines.

Somaya S. A. Ahmed, Nagwa M. Sidkey, Amal A. I. Mekawey, Asmaa S. Mansour2026-07-23