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Combining ultra-flexible electrodes with two-photon imaging to illuminate brain-wide neural dynamics

This paper presents a combined approach using chronically implanted ultra-flexible electrodes and two-photon calcium imaging to simultaneously record subcortical and cortical neural activity in mice, enabling the investigation of brain-wide dynamics across slow brain states and fast ripple events.

Christopher Lewis, Adrian Roggenbach, Linus Meienberg, Tansel Yasar, Peter Gombkoto, Wolfger von der Behrens, Mehmet Yan (…)2026-08-04
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Unraveling Phenanthrene Biodegradation Pathways in Cytobacillus horneckiae S1: Genomic Analysis and Expression Profiling

This study demonstrates that *Cytobacillus horneckiae* S1 effectively degrades phenanthrene through upregulated meta-cleavage pathway enzymes, as confirmed by genomic identification of thirty relevant genes and growth experiments, highlighting its potential for marine bioremediation.

Bárbara Ribeiro Alves Alencar, Gilberto Henrique Teles Gomes Silva, Fabio Alexandre Chinalia, Sávia Gavazza, Simone Beca (…)2026-08-04
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DLC1 Downregulation Is Linked to Fibroblast-Stellate Matrix Programs and Malignant Phenotypes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

This study demonstrates that downregulation of DLC1 in hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with malignant phenotypes and enriched fibroblast-stellate matrix programs characterized by extracellular matrix and integrin signaling, without establishing a direct causal mechanism for stromal remodeling.

Shilong Wang, Yunlong Duan, Kerong Lu, Cipeng Fan, Wenjun Cheng, Yongqiang Zou, Dalin Shi, Mingquan Pang, Zhixin Wang, M (…)2026-08-04
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Hypoxia-Preconditioned Human Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Enhances Tissue Regeneration in a Medicinal Leech Wound Model

This study demonstrates that the secretome derived from hypoxia-preconditioned human dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells significantly accelerates wound healing and tissue regeneration in a medicinal leech model by modulating conserved mechanisms of extracellular matrix remodeling and angiogenesis, thereby supporting its potential as a therapeutic strategy for chronic human wounds.

Gaia Marcolli, Ludovica Barone, Nicolò Baranzini, Federica Rossi, Sara Zorzetto, Laura Pulze, Christina Pagiatakis, Robe (…)2026-08-04
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Persistent humoral, cellular, and transcriptional signatures associated with protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 observed 18-months after COVID-19 vaccinations during the Omicron wave in Pakistan

This study demonstrates that 18 months after vaccination in Pakistan, a population with limited booster access maintained robust humoral, cellular, and transcriptional immune signatures against SARS-CoV-2, suggesting that hybrid immunity from vaccination and natural infection provided durable protection with low morbidity and mortality.

Fizza Fatima, Maliha Yameen, Javaria Ashraf, Kiran Masood, Shama Qaiser, Junaid Iqbal, Rabia Hussain, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Z (…)2026-08-04
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Neurexin 3β is downregulated in the prefrontal cortex following chronic ethanol use

Chronic ethanol exposure leads to the sex-specific downregulation of the NRXN3β transcript and its postsynaptic binding partners in the prefrontal cortex across rhesus macaques and mice, suggesting a disruption of synaptic plasticity in parvalbumin interneurons and excitatory neurons.

Rita Cervera Juanes, Clara Lowe, Kip Zimmerman, Frances Miller, Dongqin Zhu, Aidan McGrath-Conwell, Colin McArdle, Steve (…)2026-08-04
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Semantic Information Beyond Shannon: Meaning,Coherence, and Agency in Experiential Systems

This paper proposes a foundational framework called Meaning–Experience Coupling (MEC), which defines semantic information as an emergent property of the structural alignment between representational organization and agentive goals, formalized through a coherence functional that satisfies five specific axioms to explain how information becomes meaningful for experiencing and acting systems.

Lolugu Vasudeva Prabhath, Nitin Kumar, Jyotiranjan Beuria, Venkatesh H. Chembrolu2026-08-04
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Annexin A1 couples tanycyte nutrient sensing to microglial function and thermoregulation

This study reveals that tanycytes regulate hypothalamic thermoregulation by releasing nutrient-dependent Annexin A1 via extracellular vesicles to modulate microglial activity, thereby establishing a critical metabolic-immune axis where disrupted signaling leads to microglial activation and hyperthermia.

Fanny Langlet, Rafik Dali, Chaitanya Gavani, Irina Kolotuev, Andrea Messina, David Lopez-Rodriguez, Tamara Deglise, Judi (…)2026-08-04