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A mathematical model of lung cancer incorporating drug resistance, macrophage polarization, and immune escape

This study develops and validates a data-driven, non-linear ODE model to quantify the complex dynamics of drug resistance, macrophage polarization, and immune escape in lung cancer, deriving the basic reproduction number (R0R_0) and identifying key therapeutic parameters through sensitivity analysis and rigorous model selection.

Willie Kudakwashe Chidaushe, Thomas Musora, Steady Mushayabasa2026-09-11
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Nasal Exposure to Environmental PM2.5 Drives Testicular Pyroptosis and Tissue Damage: Evidence from Inhibitor Intervention and Multi-Source Data

This study demonstrates that nasal exposure to environmental PM2.5 impairs male reproductive function by activating the NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD pyroptosis pathway and an interferon-STAT-driven inflammatory network, effects that are significantly mitigated by Caspase-1 inhibition and validated through both animal models and transcriptomic analysis.

yi luo, cao Wang, hong ma2026-09-11
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Computational integration of single-cell transcriptomics and functional dependency data reveals metabolic-regulatory vulnerabilities of drug-tolerant persister cells in EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer

This computational study integrates time-resolved single-cell transcriptomics and functional dependency data to map the staged metabolic reprogramming of drug-tolerant persister cells in EGFR-mutant lung cancer, identifying an NRF2-regulated network that renders these cells specifically vulnerable to GPX4 inhibition.

Linghan Meng, Jingna Tao, Yue Li, Yue Luo, Zehang Lei, Di Zhang, Xin Chen, Haixiao Liu, Yanju Bao, Baojin Hua2026-09-11
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Fecal microbiota profiles across growth predict carcass fat traits and reveal host genetic signals in Iberian pigs

This study demonstrates that fecal microbiota profiles in Iberian pigs, particularly those collected during mid-fattening, serve as accurate pre-slaughter predictors of carcass fat and fatty acid traits with significant genetic utility for enhancing meat quality in breeding programs.

Lamiae Azouggagh, Cristina Casto-Rebollo, Pilar Hernández-Pérez, Luis Varona, Joaquim Casellas, Sara Negro, Noelia Ibáñe (…)2026-09-11
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Cryo-ET of prion-infected neurons reveals nanopathology shared with Huntington disease models

By employing a cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy workflow, this study reveals that prion-infected neurons exhibit distinct nanoscale pathological features, including fragmented fibrils within membrane compartments and mitochondrial granule accumulation, that are strikingly similar to those observed in Huntington disease models, suggesting shared mechanisms of neuronal dysfunction across neurodegenerative diseases.

Szymon Manka, Thomas Trainer2026-09-11
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Discrete Tumor-Immune Dynamics: Stability under Immune Suppression

This study employs discrete-time modeling and stability analysis to demonstrate that immune escape in tumor-immune dynamics can occur through distinct bifurcation mechanisms, including saddle-node bifurcations and spiral sink-to-source transitions, highlighting that maintaining equilibrium stability is critical for effective tumor control even before equilibrium existence is lost.

Nara Yoon, Jacob Scott, Young-Bin Cho2026-09-10
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Retrosplenial Cortex Activity During REM Sleep Is Increased in a Mouse Model of Depression

This study identifies that chronic stress selectively increases neuronal activity in the superficial layers of the dorsal retrosplenial cortex specifically during REM sleep in a mouse model of depression, suggesting this region plays a key adaptive role in the stress response.

Pierre-Hervé Luppi, Justin Malcey, Blandine Duval, Renato Maciano Maciel, Sébastien Cabrera, Amarine Chancel, Patrice Fo (…)2026-09-10