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Quantitative in vivo imaging of intratumorally injected 125I-labeled nanoparticles using a benchtop 2D multi-pinhole X-ray system

This study demonstrates that a benchtop 2D multi-pinhole X-ray imaging system using an energy-resolving detector can accurately quantify the intratumoral retention and biodistribution of 125I-labeled nanoparticles in mice, revealing high tumor selectivity and low off-target uptake to support preclinical optimization for nano-brachytherapy.

Taeyun Kim, Taewan Kim, Hwijoon Jeong, Byeongchan Lee, Jun Young Lee, Jeong Hoon Park, Sung-Joon Ye2026-07-25
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Serine determines tissue targeted efficacy of PKM2 modulators in atopic dermatitis

This study identifies serine demand as the critical factor governing the efficacy of PKM2 modulators, demonstrating that the novel compound SYX-PKM-A treats atopic dermatitis by activating PKM2 to restrict serine-dependent one-carbon metabolism in immune cells, thereby suppressing inflammation in high-serine-demand tissues like the skin.

Luke O'Neill, Tom Ashton, Sabine Broc, Gareth Davies, Martin Domville, Marina Makrecka, Hamel Patel, Angharad Fenton-May (…)2026-07-25
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Effects of Green Environment Exposure on Stress-Related Human Skin Gas Emissions

This study demonstrates that a one-hour rest in a green space significantly reduces stress-related skin gas emissions (ammonia and allyl mercaptan) while increasing plant-derived monoterpenes in healthy individuals, suggesting that green environments modulate physiological stress responses and that skin gas analysis offers a non-invasive method for assessing such effects.

Joe Kochi, Maho Muramatsu, Yoshika Sekine, Kenji Tsurumi2026-07-25
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Nested cross-validation reduces optimism in metabolomics-based prediction of immune checkpoint inhibitor outcomes

This study demonstrates that nested cross-validation significantly reduces optimism and provides more reliable performance estimates than single-split holdout or non-nested cross-validation when developing metabolomics-based predictive models for immune checkpoint inhibitor outcomes.

Hirokazu Taguchi, Mirei Shirakashi, Hirotake Tsukamoto, Yuji Miura, Akio Morinobu, Yuki Sugiura2026-07-25
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Differential Effects of Epinephrine and Norepinephrine on Bacterial Growth and Biofilm Formation in E. coli Strains and S. aureus

This study demonstrates that host-derived catecholamines differentially regulate bacterial growth and biofilm formation in a species-specific manner, with epinephrine and norepinephrine significantly enhancing proliferation and biofilm development in Gram-negative *E. coli* strains compared to the modest effects observed in Gram-positive *S. aureus*.

Maysam Khamaysa, khaled badarin, Tasneem Taradah, Ansam Ewidat2026-07-25
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Contrasting genome-size constraints relate to divergent elemental strategies in bryophytes and tracheophytes

This study reveals that genome size imposes distinct ecological and physiological constraints on bryophytes and tracheophytes by differentially influencing propagule size and elemental flexibility, thereby reflecting their divergent evolutionary strategies during land colonization.

Xin Song, Helena Vallicrosa, Daijun Liu, Roger Grau-Andrés, Joan Garcia-Porta, Alba Martín, Judith Solé, Jordi Corbera (…)2026-07-24
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AI-Driven Scan-to-Discovery in 20 Minutes: Automated Segmentation of Synchrotron Micro-CT at Scale

This paper presents an automated AI-driven HPC pipeline that integrates distributed tomographic reconstruction with ensemble foundation models (SAM3 and DINOv3-Seg) to achieve near real-time, 20-minute scan-to-discovery segmentation of synchrotron micro-CT data, demonstrated through the analysis of grapevine xylem structures.

Xiaoya Chong, David Abramov, Pradyumna Elavarthi, Elizabeth Clark, Peter Zwart, Wiebke Koepp, Dilworth Parkinson, Dylan (…)2026-07-24
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Positional co-localization mis-classifies genetic separability in both directions: an Independence-Aware Locus Audit (IALA) of tomato sugar–fruit-weight loci

This study introduces an Independence-Aware Locus Audit (IALA) to demonstrate that while positional co-localization often misclassifies the genetic separability of tomato sugar and fruit weight, a rigorous, locus-by-locus analysis reveals that only two specific regions are functionally validated as independent targets, transforming the breeding challenge from a presumed physiological rule into a tractable genetic question.

Hui Zhang, Xuedong Yang, Yingying Zhang, Xiaoxiao Xie, Hengyu Meng, Yahui Liu, Weimin Zhu2026-07-24