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Maternal rebaudioside A and acesulfame-K exposure reprograms offspring submandibular gland development in a sex-dependent manner.

Saiz-Gonzalo G, Drouin G, Rao Y et al. · 2026 · Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association

Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) are increasingly consumed during pregnancy, yet their distinct metabolic fates obscure a unified mechanism for developmental programming. We tested whether maternal NNS exposure acts upstream of metabolism by…

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Effects of 14 days of head-down bed rest with or without exercise, and subsequent recovery on bone turnover, density and structure in older adults.

Hajj-Boutros G, Faust A, Mastrandrea C et al. · 2026 · Experimental physiology

Bed rest accelerates bone loss and may exacerbate skeletal fragility. This study examined the effects of 14 days of head-down tilt bed rest (HDBR) with or without exercise, and subsequent recovery, on bone turnover, density and structure…

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A multicenter, open-label phase Ib/II study of cadonilimab (anti PD-1 and CTLA-4 bispecific antibody) monotherapy in previously treated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (AK104-202 study).

Zhao Y, Ma Y, Fan Y et al. · 2023 · Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cadonilimab (anti PD-1 and CTLA-4 bispecific antibody) in patients with previously treated metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods In this multicenter,…

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Parental gut microbiota dysbiosis is associated with cross-generationally shared DNA methylation patterns and autism-like behaviors in offspring.

Chen B, Wang Q, Xue X et al. · 2026 · NPJ biofilms and microbiomes

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition arising from interactions between genetic and environmental factors. The interplay between the microbiota-gut-brain axis and epigenetics has been implicated in ASD,…

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Maternal prenatal stress is associated with altered MRI-derived placental diffusivity in low-risk pregnancies and pregnancies with Congenital Heart Disease.

Bonthrone AF, Cromb D, Javed SA et al. · 2026 · Placenta

Objectives To assess if maternal stress is higher in pregnancies with congenital heart disease (CHD) compared to low-risk pregnancies and if maternal stress is associated with placental microstructure and function. To explore if CHD alters…

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Sweep Flow Nitric Oxide Effects on Coagulation, Inflammation, and Endothelial System Activation During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Mattke AC, Schlapbach LJ, Takashima M et al. · 2026 · ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992)

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can trigger a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) with activation of inflammatory, endothelial, and coagulation system pathways. We assessed in a randomized trial whether a) sweep flow…

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PPARα activation with fenofibrate confers hippocampal neuroprotection but lacks disease-modifying efficacy in chronic temporal lobe epilepsy.

Zubareva OE, Melik-Kasumov TB, Sinyak DS et al. · 2026 · Neurochemistry international

Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) suppresses neuroinflammation and may interrupt epileptogenesis. We tested whether early intervention with the PPARα agonist fenofibrate exerts disease-modifying effects…

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CX3CR1<sup>+</sup> synovial macrophages accumulate in the joint during experimental hemophilic arthropathy but are not required for acute synovitis.

Lawrence AG, Murangi T, Chevalier A et al. · 2026 · Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

Background Hemophilic arthropathy (HA) is a chronic joint disease caused by repeated joint bleeding in patients with hemophilia, leading to joint degeneration despite prophylactic treatment. The CX3CL1 (fractalkine)-CX3CR1 chemokine axis…

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Self-Assessment Versus Peer Assessment of Oncology Communication Skills in Medical Students: A Video-Based Pilot Study.

Dantas MCDS, Moreira SDNT, Pinto Júnior FEL · 2026 · Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education

Background Communication of difficult news is a core competency in oncology education. How accurately medical students self-assess their communication performance shapes formative learning and curriculum design. Purpose To examine…

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Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation for postoperative pain reduction in patients with childhood trauma: A randomized controlled pilot study.

Butzlaff R, Christoph C, Puhl L et al. · 2026 · Journal of psychosomatic research

Background Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a promising non-pharmacological approach for postoperative pain management, but its interaction with childhood trauma (CT) remains unclear. This three-armed randomized…

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COP9 signalosome deneddylation activity is required for proliferation but not dedifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells in neointimal hyperplasia.

Giri S, Wang X · 2026 · American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology

Neointimal hyperplasia (NH) is a prominent pathological consequence following vascular injury and is driven in part by aberrant vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation. COP9 signalosome (CSN) subunit 5 (CSN5/JAB1/COPS5) is the…

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Effects of environmental enrichment on lymph node mitochondrial-redox status and immune response in adult male C57BL/6 mice.

de Sousa Fernandes MS, Kanashiro A, da Silva Fidélis DE et al. · 2026 · Scientific reports

Environmental enrichment (EE), an experimental paradigm promoting cognitive, sensory, social, and motor stimulation, has been associated with neuroprotective effects. Although EE modulates immune function, its influence on the basal redox…

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JNK inhibition suppresses microglial NLRP3 activation and oxidative stress but unexpectedly worsens pain in diabetic neuropathy: insights from a combined in vitro and in vivo pharmacological study.

Ling L, Ali T, Li X et al. · 2026 · Neurochemistry international

Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is driven by neuroinflammation and oxidative stress, with c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) as a key mediator; however, the effects of JNK inhibition on neuropathic pain remain unclear. Therefore, we investigated the…

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