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Decoding Viral Signatures: Comparative Transcriptomics of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A, and RSV Reveals Virus-Specific Host Responses

This study utilizes comparative transcriptomics of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A, and RSV infections in human airway epithelial cells to reveal that these respiratory viruses elicit largely distinct, virus-specific host transcriptional responses with minimal shared gene signatures, suggesting a need for pathogen-targeted therapeutic and diagnostic strategies.

Oluwadamilola Sadiku2026-07-10✓ Author reviewed
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Dual targeting of BCL-XL and MCL-1 exposes a rapid and exploitable apoptotic vulnerability in non-small cell lung cancer

This study demonstrates that dual targeting of BCL-XL and MCL-1, rather than single-protein inhibition, triggers rapid, synergistic, and p53-independent mitochondrial apoptosis in the majority of non-small cell lung cancer cells, revealing a cooperative pro-survival network as a key therapeutic vulnerability.

Liyang Wu, Baris Budak, Oihane Ofogo, Ali Jazaeri Jouneghani, Philippe JeanRichard, Daniel Bachmann, Thomas Kaufmann2026-07-10
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Modeling the Complex Dynamics of Monkeypox and Typhoid Fever Co-Infection Using a Novel Fractal-Fractional Approach

This study introduces a novel fractal-fractional mathematical model to analyze the complex co-infection dynamics of monkeypox and typhoid fever, demonstrating that this advanced framework effectively captures memory effects and multi-scale heterogeneities to reveal how dual pathogen interactions accelerate disease progression and inform integrated control strategies.

Hawah Oyiza Rabiu, Jeremiah Amos, Godwin Onuche Acheneje, Benedict Celestine Agbata, A.K. Awasthi, Hambeer Singh, Aseel (…)2026-07-10
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A thorough pan-cancer analysis and experimental confirmation of the function of adenylosuccinate lyase in glioma

This study establishes adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL) as a critical prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target across multiple cancers, particularly glioma, by demonstrating its upregulation correlates with poor outcomes, elucidating its role in purine metabolism and tumor immunity, and validating GANT-58 as a promising ADSL inhibitor through both computational and experimental approaches.

Jiandong Zhu, Jiang Wu, Ziqian Yin, Haiying Li, Zhengquan Yu, Yanyan Li2026-07-10
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Fishers’ Local Ecological Knowledge recovers information about the recent-past existence of a Caribbean coastal shark and ray nursery area

This study demonstrates that fishers' Local Ecological Knowledge can effectively reconstruct the historical existence of a Caribbean coastal nursery area for six elasmobranch species in Bahía de la Ascensión over 30 years ago, providing a crucial baseline for conservation in data-poor contexts.

Mara Espinoza, Janneth Padilla-Saldívar, Ramón Bonfil2026-07-10