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Baneman E, Jacobs SE, Rana M et al. · 2026 · Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic pathogen that causes infection in certain immunocompromised hosts, but the risk of clinically significant CMV infection in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) is not well understood.…
View details →Srivastava A, Maienschein-Cline M, Pabalan A et al. · 2026 · Methods (San Diego, Calif.)
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are promising biomarkers and therapeutic targets; however, reliable extracellular miRNA quantification by RT-qPCR depends on appropriate normalization, and no universal endogenous reference has been established. This…
View details →Chen C, Qualls WA, Xue RD et al. · 2026 · Journal of economic entomology
The sterile insect technique (SIT) is increasingly used as an alternative or supplemental tool in the integrated mosquito management toolbox to protect human health worldwide. SIT programs targeting mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti (L.)…
View details →Binda AC, Padula RS, Vianna de Andrade FPP et al. · 2026 · Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
Objectives The Reaching Performance Scale for Stroke (RPSS) is a clinically relevant tool to assess movement quality and compensatory strategies during reach-to-grasp tasks to a Close and Far targets. This study aimed to investigate the…
View details →Gower JSE, Webster R, Westaway JAF et al. · 2026 · The Journal of infectious diseases
Background The zoonotic parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is an increasing cause of human malaria in Southeast Asia. We aimed to develop a P. knowlesi induced blood-stage malaria (IBSM) model to facilitate study of parasite biology, host…
View details →Pedauyé-Rueda B, Maté-Muñoz JL, Hernández-Lougedo J et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in aging
Background The Sarcopenia Optoelectronic Chair-Rise Velocity Test (SARC-T) has been proposed as an instrumented chair-rise measure related to physical function in sarcopenia; however, its test-retest measurement properties have not been…
View details →Saad R, Sekiguchi T, Takai Y et al. · 2026 · Marine environmental research
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in marine environments and readily ingested by filter-feeding organisms, yet the ecotoxicological effects of irregularly shaped MPs remain poorly understood. This study assessed the accumulation and…
View details →Coronado L, Muñoz-Aguilera A, Puente-Marin S et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in veterinary science
Control of classical swine fever (CSF) in endemic regions relies heavily on vaccination of breeding herds. Optimizing vaccination strategies is essential for sustainable disease control covering pigs belonging to different categories. Data…
View details →Buchkowski RW, Polussa A, Bradford MA · 2026 · Global change biology
Detecting changes in forest soil carbon stocks is critical for compiling national carbon budgets, yet remains challenging due to high spatial variability and relatively small temporal changes. Here, we use data from Canada's National…
View details →Oliveira YIL, Couto A, Sá PG et al. · 2025 · JBRA assisted reproduction
Objective To evaluate the association between antithyroid antibodies detectability and positivity and ovarian reserve. Additionally, we aimed to evaluate the correlation between TSH levels and parameters of ovarian reserve [anti-Mullerian…
View details →Yamasaki R, Inoue Y · 2026 · Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Objective To determine the minimal detectable change (MDC) of the 10-meter walk test (10MWT) and Timed Up and Go test (TUG) across different stages of Parkinson's disease (PD) severity as classified by the Hoehn & Yahr scale (H&Y). Design…
View details →Requena-Tutusaus L, Anselmo I, Coll S et al. · 2026 · Journal of pharmacological and toxicological methods
Objectives Dried blood spot (DBS) micro-sampling is gaining prominence in anti-doping testing, particularly for the detection of erythropoietin-receptor agonists (ERAs) such as recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO). However, detecting…
View details →Yamagata F, Yoshihara K, Nannya Y et al. · 2026 · EJHaem
TP53 -altered myeloid neoplasms are associated with an extremely high risk of relapse even after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT), and the optimal pretransplant and posttransplant strategies remain undefined. We…
View details →Bienvenue I, Roux O, Coilly A et al. · 2026 · Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
Background & aims Liver transplantation (LT) is indicated for liver complications related to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection: acute liver failure (ALF), decompensated cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The present study aimed…
View details →Oliveira FADS, Santos LRH, Silva HAD et al. · 2026 · Journal of sport rehabilitation
Context Scapular dyskinesis is frequently associated with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS), and clinicians increasingly use inertial sensors as a portable, low-cost option to assess scapular kinematics. However, the reliability of these…
View details →Kim D, Yang H, An J · 2026 · Cureus
Background Surgical stress alters cytokine concentrations, triggering systemic inflammatory responses and immune defense mechanisms. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-10 (IL-10) play important roles in perioperative inflammatory…
View details →Vlachou M, Solomakos N, Govaris A et al. · 2026 · Toxins
This study aimed to assess the occurrence and contamination levels of OTA in edible tissues of slaughtered pigs in Greece using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FD). Kidney, liver, muscle, and fat…
View details →Yun YJ, Moon C, Kim KH et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine
Background : Wearable powered gait orthoses offer a clinically flexible alternative to treadmill-based robotic systems, yet evidence on different device configurations matched to the site of neuromuscular impairment remains limited.…
View details →Li Y, Santer BD, Solomon S et al. · 2026 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Large volcanic eruptions and intense wildfires perturb Earth's atmospheric temperature. Understanding the climate response to such natural forcings is essential for obtaining reliable estimates of its response to anthropogenic greenhouse…
View details →Iribarren A, Obrutu O, Maughan J et al. · 2026 · American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice
Background Caffeine, a nonselective adenosine A2 receptor antagonist, blunts adenosine-induced coronary hyperemia. Despite recommended abstinence before adenosine stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRi), residual caffeine may…
View details →Sivanandam P, Syenina A, Chan YF et al. · 2026 · Communications medicine
Background Mucosally-applied aminoglycosides have demonstrated host-directed antiviral activity in preclinical models through induction of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). However, it remains unknown if systemically administered…
View details →Liu LT, Sun XS, Quan TT et al. · 2026 · Nature communications
Induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is the standard treatment for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC); however, patients with a suboptimal response to IC, defined as detectable…
View details →Němá K, Kačúr P, Kozák T et al. · 2026 · Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology
Background: Operational performance in security-force settings depends on maintaining accurate motor-cognitive and shooting performance under acute physical strain. This descriptive pilot study examined pre-post performance patterns during…
View details →Rasmussen CA, Mink SB, Primdahl J et al. · 2026 · Musculoskeletal care
Introduction In recent years, the Ankylosing Spondylitis Performance Index (ASPI) has emerged as a new objective measure of physical function in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). So far, only the relative interrater…
View details →Moabelo KC, Rauh R, Loots A et al. · 2026 · Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
We evaluated the performance of the FMDV 2.1 dry RT-rtPCR prototype assay (Tetracore) to detect foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in lymph nodes. Various masses (20-100 mg) of FMDV-negative lymph node tissue were homogenized, diluted,…
View details →Iannuzzi S, Müller M, Yu Y et al. · 2026 · Nature communications
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected approximately 1.1 million individuals in 2024. There is no effective vaccine or cure, and funding cuts in resource-limited settings threaten treatment access. Cost-effective and widely…
View details →Ho LYW, Lai CKY, Ng SSM · 2026 · Topics in stroke rehabilitation
Background The performance fatigue index provides objective measures for assessing the impact of fatigue on performance and it may be utilized for monitoring functional outcomes in individuals with stroke; however, its psychometric…
View details →Templado S, Almela-Rojo M, Barceló MD et al. · 2026 · Hearing research
Background Pigs are increasingly used as translational models for auditory research due to anatomical and physiological similarities with humans. However, normative auditory brainstem response (ABR) parameters in commercial pig breeds…
View details →Kavanagh EW, Joynt AT, Pion AR et al. · 2026 · JCI insight
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-limiting genetic disorder caused by deleterious variants in the CFTR gene that results in altered mucus impairing the airway epithelia. Durable correction of these variants in airway cells remains a…
View details →Yin LX, Hidalgo CM, Bogan AW et al. · 2025 · JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery
Importance Circulating tumor human papillomavirus DNA (ctHPVDNA) is an important biomarker for the presence of HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), but little is known about early postoperative kinetics of ctHPVDNA…
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