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Malignant B-cell States Orchestrate Spatially Organized Immune Ecosystems in B-cell Lymphomas

This study demonstrates that the malignant differentiation state of B-cell lymphomas, rather than histological subtype, causally dictates the spatial organization and immune composition of the tumor microenvironment, revealing a shared developmental continuum where dark zone states drive immune depletion and post-germinal center states promote immunosuppression.

Patrizia Mondello, Alisa Sadekova, ksenia fede, Surendra Dasari, Wesley Au, Moritz Binder, Kirill Kriukov, Mark Meerson (…)2026-08-03
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Pan-cancer analysis identifies DIP2C as a favorable prognostic biomarker and suppressor of cell migration in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma

This study identifies DIP2C as an independent favorable prognostic biomarker and tumor suppressor in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) through comprehensive pan-cancer bioinformatic analyses and in vitro functional validation demonstrating that its downregulation correlates with poor survival and enhanced cell migration.

XinYu Fei, Tingting Zhou, Noor Bahadar, Yao Guo, Zixuan Zhang, Liujia Chen, Zixuan Xu, Huiyan Lv, Linna Rui, Jiachen Zha (…)2026-08-03
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Developmental temperature induces consistent patterns of plasticity in lower, but not upper, critical thermal limits in threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

In marine threespine stickleback, developmental temperature induces consistent, family-wide plasticity that lowers the critical thermal minimum in response to cooler early-life conditions, whereas its effect on the critical thermal maximum is minimal and inconsistent across families.

Brenna C.M. Stanford, Sara J. Smith, Sean M. Rogers2026-08-03
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Sleep Apnea Detection Using Artificial Neural Networks of Physiological Signals, Copula-Based Analysis, and Nonlinear Dynamics

This research proposes a hybrid framework that integrates artificial neural networks with nonlinear dynamical analysis (including phase-space reconstruction, Lyapunov exponents, and Poincaré maps) and copula-based multivariate modeling to achieve highly accurate and reliable automated detection of sleep apnea by capturing both linear and complex breathing patterns.

Inas Daabool, Louay S. Yousuf2026-08-03
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Mapping the resistance landscape: A large-scale study of polymyxin-resistant pathogens circulating in low-and middle-income countries

This large-scale study of 634 polymyxin-resistant bacterial isolates from 28 low- and middle-income countries utilizes whole-genome sequencing and phenotypic testing to reveal the clonal expansion and horizontal gene transfer of high-risk lineages, underscoring the critical need for enhanced genomic surveillance to guide treatment strategies and mitigate the spread of resistance to last-resort antibiotics.

Tania Da Silva Duarte, Holly E. E. Floyd, Visanu Thamlikitkul, Van Dinh Trang, Pham Ngoc Thach, Cely Abboud, Ana Cristin (…)2026-08-03
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Neuroinflammation-Associated Cardiac Alterations: Roles of the Kynurenine Pathway, Autophagy, and Apoptotic Signaling

This study demonstrates that experimental neuroinflammation induces cardiac dysfunction through coordinated inflammatory, oxidative, and metabolic stress involving kynurenine pathway dysregulation and impaired autophagy, while revealing that dexamethasone's ability to suppress inflammation and apoptosis is insufficient to prevent cardiac injury or restore autophagic function.

Alev Duygu Kuzzu, Ebru Afşar2026-08-03
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Rivers, hybridisation, and range margins: drivers of genetic structure in the Danube crested newt in northern Pannonia

This study reveals that the genetic structure and diversity of peripheral Danube crested newt populations in northern Pannonia are jointly shaped by hybridisation with congeners and riverine connectivity, highlighting the critical role of natural hydrological networks in maintaining evolutionary potential at the species' range margin.

Peter Mikulíček, Zdeněk Mačát, Petr Papežík, Antonín Reiter2026-08-03
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Herpesviruses show consistency in their nuclear egress-associated induction of lamina-depleted areas (LDAs) as measured in an autofluorescent reporter cell model

This study validates an autofluorescent reporter cell model that quantifies the conserved induction of lamina-depleted areas (LDAs) across diverse herpesviruses, demonstrating that targeting viral kinase-mediated lamin A/C phosphorylation or cellular isomerase activity effectively blocks this critical nuclear egress step and yields strong antiviral efficacy.

Kishore Dhotre, Lena Weghorn, Martin Schütz, Manfred Marschall2026-08-03