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Cold-Shock-Mediated Inhibition of Silk Extrusion in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) for Improved Handling in Infection Studies: Effects on Developmental Traits and Pathogen Susceptibility

Matiya DJ, Tutt K, Wakefield JG et al. · 2026 · Preprint

The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella , is an increasingly important invertebrate model for infection biology, yet silk extrusion during handling complicates larval injections and hampers survival assessment. Here, we develop and…

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Acute Effect of Photobiomodulation Therapy in Quadriceps Strength, Fatigue and Pain of Patients With Chronic Kidney Failure: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Crossover Clinical Trial

Barbosa APO, Santos LM, Catelli AM et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract Background Patients with chronic kidney failure (CKF) present changes in physical capacity and low exercise tolerance. Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has shown an ergogenic effect on exercise in studies with different…

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Site-specific role of CRF<sub>1</sub> receptors along the rostrocaudal axis of the insular cortex in cardiovascular responses evoked by acute and repeated restraint stress in rats.

Reis-Silva LL, Tomeo RA, Barreto-de-Souza L et al. · 2026 · Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical

The present study investigated the contribution of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neurotransmission acting through local CRF₁ receptors in the anterior (aIC), rostral-posterior (rpIC), and caudal-posterior (cpIC) subregions of the…

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Histomorphometric Evaluation of Socket Preservation Healing Using Xenogeneic Bone Substitute Combined with Statin: A Prospective Split-Mouth Clinical Pilot Study.

Katanec T, Šimunović L, Likić R et al. · 2026 · Acta stomatologica Croatica

Objective Statins exhibit pleiotropic effects on bone metabolism, including osteogenic and angiogenic activity. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate whether local application of simvastatin combined with a bovine-derived xenogeneic…

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Can machine learning predict vessels that encapsulates tumor cluster ptterns and histological differentiation in solitary small (< 5 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma?

Toshida K, Sugitani Y, Itoh S et al. · 2026 · Surgery today

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Machine learning (ML) may enable the noninvasive prediction of histopathological features using clinical and imaging data. This study evaluated the utility of…

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Promotion of recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) treatment requires cannabinoid receptor type 2 activity.

Song S, Wang B, Kong X et al. · 2025 · Journal of cannabis research

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has the capacity to enhance brain repair following various injuries to brain. G-CSF treatment after TBI in rodents has been reported to promote brain repair, hippocampal neurogenesis, and…

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High-dose beta-alanine supplementation for two weeks did not enhance intermittent endurance or sprint performance in trained futsal players.

Miraftabi H, Berjisian E, Nouri Dizicheh M et al. · 2025 · Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Background This study aimed to investigate the effects of a high-dose beta-alanine (BA) supplementation on physical performance, blood lactate concentration, and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) in trained futsal players. Methods…

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The Causal Effects of Inflammation and Coagulation-Related Biomarkers on Sepsis-Related Complications: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Yao Q, Yao Y, Liao Z et al. · 2026 · Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

BackgroundSepsis and its complications pose a major global health burden. Mendelian randomization (MR) provides a genetic approach to assess causality.MethodsWe conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study using data from…

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Nudging accurate scientific communication.

Allard A, Clavien C · 2023 · PloS one

The recent replicability crisis in social and biomedical sciences has highlighted the need for improvement in the honest transmission of scientific content. We present the results of two studies investigating whether nudges and soft social…

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Is exergaming a viable exercise option for obese black women?

Hicks J, Dash C, Smith D et al. · 2025 · Contemporary clinical trials

Background Physical inactivity and obesity, which are disproportionately higher in Black women, are known risk factors of breast cancer. Novel methods to address this public health concern involve leveraging screen-viewing activities to…

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Inhibition of p38α MAPK increases short-term astrocyte reactivity: the exploratory VIP trial in early Alzheimer's disease.

Gouilly D, Da-Costa A, Vrillon A et al. · 2025 · Journal of neuroinflammation

BACKGROUND: Neuro-inflammation is an early mechanistic target in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the effect of anti-inflammatory drugs on biomarkers of neuro-inflammation has yet to be described. Biomarkers of neuro-inflammation showed…

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A mixed methods evaluation of a motivational enhancement intervention to increase SARS-CoV-2 testing among people experiencing houselessness and people who inject drugs.

Mauricio AM, Cioffi CC, Sanders AM et al. · 2025 · Psychological services

This explanatory sequential mixed methods hybrid Type 1 study examined the efficacy and implementation of Connect2Test, a brief motivational enhancement intervention to increase SARS-CoV-2 testing among people experiencing houselessness…

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Covert-attention shifting superseded: Simple visual search explained by a computational cognitive architecture with early vision limitations, eye movements, and task strategies.

Kieras DE, Meyer DE · 2026 · Psychonomic bulletin & review

This article concerns simple visual-search tasks that require people to respond "yes" or "no" about whether a specified target object is present in stimulus displays containing relatively small numbers of typically simple objects. The…

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Interpreting clinical trial outcomes marred by placebo response with an assessment of false-negative and true-negative clinical trials in depression using propensity-weighting

Gomeni R, Hopkins S, Bressolle-Gomeni F et al. · 2023 · Preprint

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the performances of the propensity score weighted (PSW) methodology in a post-hoc re-analysis of a failed and a negative RCTs in major depressive disorders. The conventional study…

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