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Clostridium butyricum strains XMC 312 and SWY 13 alleviate dextran sulfate sodium- induced colitis through restoration of intestinal barrier integrity and modulation of gut microbiota

Two newly isolated *Clostridium butyricum* strains, XMC 312 and SWY 13, alleviate dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice by restoring intestinal barrier integrity, enhancing antioxidant defenses, modulating gut microbiota composition, and increasing short-chain fatty acid production.

Tiantian Yang, Jing Zhang, Baseer Ahmad, Zaheer Abbas, Jinzhuan Li, Xiaohan Jiang, Haosen Zhang, Junyong Wang, Qiang Che (…)2026-09-03
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Divergent biodiversity–carbon relationships across vertically distributed forest biomes on the Tibetan Plateau

By analyzing long-term census data from the Tibetan Plateau, this study reveals that while forest biodiversity generally enhances carbon stocks, the specific trajectories and mechanisms of this relationship diverge significantly across different forest biomes and successional stages, driven by the dynamic interplay between stand structural development and complexity.

Hongyan Liu, Ting Li, David Tissue, Honglin Li, Qinglin Xiong2026-09-03
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Comparative Evaluation of Pathology Foundation Models and Transcriptomic Integration for Glioblastoma Survival Prediction

This study demonstrates that while integrating transcriptomic data with whole-slide histopathology images improves glioblastoma survival prediction across various encoders, including state-of-the-art foundation models, these foundation models did not consistently outperform a standard ImageNet-pretrained ResNet50 baseline in this limited-size, frozen-encoder setting.

Federica Rignanese, Gianmarco Sabbatini, Lisa Novello, Stefano Bovo, Flavio Ragni, Annarita Barone, Lorenzo Manganaro, S (…)2026-09-03
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Integrative ceRNA Network Analysis Reveals Coordinated Immune Evasion, Angiogenesis, and Transcriptional Reprogramming in Chemoresistant Triple- Negative Breast Cancer

This study utilizes integrative transcriptome analysis and machine learning to identify a coordinated ceRNA network in chemoresistant triple-negative breast cancer that drives resistance through the convergence of immune evasion, pathological angiogenesis, and transcriptional reprogramming.

Yongtao Li, Miaomiao Zhang, Hao Lei, Wenting Xu, Rui Ma2026-09-03
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Screening of ferroptosis-related prognostic genes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and construction of prognosis prediction model

This study utilized bioinformatics analysis and in vitro validation to identify a three-gene ferroptosis-related signature (GLS2, TFRC, and EPSA1) that serves as an independent prognostic predictor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, correlating significantly with clinical characteristics and enriched in specific biological pathways.

Liangliang Wang, Lili Yu, Qianghe Liu, Fangxian Liu, Feng He, Jing Sun2026-09-03
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Hydrocarbon seep biofilms share a common functional organization across diverse substrates

This study demonstrates that despite taxonomic differences driven by substrate type, hydrocarbon seep biofilms across diverse natural and artificial surfaces converge on a conserved functional organization where complementary methane- and sulfur-oxidizing guilds sustain specialized heterotrophic communities through partitioned metabolic roles and interactions.

Maxim Rubin-Blum, Tony Tendler, Stas Malavin, Lina Ratinskaia, Zoya Harbuzov, Yana Yudkovski, Lyubov Shmakova, Sheli Itz (…)2026-09-03
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Nitrate Enrichment of Larval Habitats Enhances Physiological Resilience and Reduces Insecticide Susceptibility in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquito

This study demonstrates that nitrate enrichment in larval habitats enhances the physiological resilience and metabolic reserves of *Aedes aegypti* mosquitoes while simultaneously reducing their susceptibility to permethrin, thereby threatening the efficacy of insecticide-based vector control strategies.

Ezekiel Bala, Azubuike Christian Ukubuiwe, Chinenye Catherine Ukubuiwe, Ifeanyi Famous Ossamulu, Zainab Shehu Abubakar (…)2026-09-03
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Divergent anti-predator strategies constrain the range expansion of an invasive slug into native predator habitats

This study reveals that the invasive slug *Ambigolimax valentianus* is restricted to urban habitats because its reliance on spatial avoidance of predator cues, rather than effective chemical defense against the native beetle *Carabus yaconinus*, renders it highly vulnerable to predation compared to the native slug *Meghimatium bilineatum*.

Koh-Ichi TAKAKURA, Daichi Hayashi2026-09-03