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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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The Effect of Denture Cleansers on the Surface Roughness of Heat-Polymerized Denture Base Resins Polished by Three Different Techniques.

Chatzivasileiou K, Kamalakidis SN, Pissiotis AL et al. · 2026 · The International journal of prosthodontics

Purpose To evaluate the combined effect of different polishing protocols and different denture cleansers on the surface roughness of three heat-polymerized polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) denture base materials. Materials and methods The…

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Effects of high-temperature treatment on in vitro protein digestibility and protein profiles of pea ingredients obtained from wet and dry fractionation.

Duque-Estrada P, Markussen B, Schutyser M et al. · 2026 · Food chemistry

Thermal treatment can improve plant protein digestibility by inactivating antinutrients and partially denaturing proteins, but depending on the conditions applied, heating may also promote aggregation and amino acid modifications that…

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Flexible Coupling of Synaptic and Intrinsic Plasticity in a Cerebellar Circuit.

Shim HG, Fanning AS, Raymond JL · 2026 · The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience

It is increasingly recognized that learning and memory depend not only on changes in synaptic strength but also on experience-dependent modifications of intrinsic neuronal excitability. However, how these two forms of plasticity interact…

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