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Rosiles T, Nguyen M, Calin-Jageman RJ et al. · 2026 · eNeuro
Forming a long-term memory requires changes in neuronal transcription. What happens, though, as the memory is forgotten? And how does the transcriptional state relate to the maintenance and recall of the long-term memory? To answer these…
View details →Al Ayoubi O, Aldakak MA, Ibrahim B et al. · 2026 · Clinical case reports
Pleural tuberculosis is a common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis; however, its diagnosis remains challenging in paucibacillary disease, where clinical presentation may be atypical and microbiological tests frequently yield…
View details →Nielsen SM, Russell EM, Ellsworth RE et al. · 2025 · Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
Background The presence of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) should not influence clinical management; however, prior studies on breast cancer-related health care utilization in women with VUS versus negative germline genetic test…
View details →McGuier M, Bragg E, Holtzheimer P et al. · 2026 · eNeuro
There is a critical need for robust and reliable preclinical models for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to better understand pathophysiological mechanisms and support the development of novel treatments. The single prolonged stress…
View details →Salman E · 2026 · Indian journal of medical microbiology
Background The primary reason for increased lab use is inappropriate or needless test requests. Our study examined the benefits of repeated antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing and the reasons for ANA test requests in accordance with…
View details →Watanabe K, Takahashi H, Narumi R et al. · 2025 · The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is a screening method that analyzes cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in maternal plasma to detect major aneuploidies. However, NIPT can fail to identify subtle chromosomal aberrations. We report a case in which…
View details →Hartady T, Sugandi SD, Viqih M · 2026 · Veterinary sciences
Poultry disease outbreaks are frequently multifactorial, involving complex interactions between infectious agents and environmental stressors. This report describes a case of avian influenza (AI) co-infection in a commercial broiler farm…
View details →İpek Demir K, Yılmaz D, Güvenir FA et al. · 2026 · Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Background and objective Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a serious public health problem. This study aimed to evaluate reaction characteristics and diagnostic test results in pediatric patients in whom suspected drug allergy was…
View details →Yanagihara K, Nagata K, Yamakawa T et al. · 2025 · Cancers
Backgrounds : Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a critical predictive biomarker for immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, prolonged storage of…
View details →Sridapan T, Jaturapaktrarak C, Rujirawat T et al. · 2026 · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)
Pythiosis is an emerging infectious disease caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum , affecting humans and animals primarily in subtropical and tropical regions. The pathogen is commonly found in swampy environments, and exposure can…
View details →Meng S, Zhao W, Zhang H et al. · 2026 · EJHaem
Objective To retrospectively analyze the early efficacy and safety of azacitidine plus lisaftoclax in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome with increased blasts (MDS-IB), providing a reliable clinical…
View details →Castle PE, Befano B, Hyer M et al. · 2026 · Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Background We demonstrated that cervical cancer risk following any screening result is lower if there is a known prior negative screening history vs an unknown screening history. We extended these findings to look at how screening performs…
View details →Hamada S, Satomoto K, Goto K et al. · 2026 · Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis
Objective The liver micronucleus (MN) assay is useful for detecting genotoxic hepatocarcinogens that may be missed by the erythrocyte MN assay. Because micronuclei form only in dividing cells, evaluating hepatocyte proliferation is…
View details →Ahogni I, Avanon H, Hueha C et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Abstract Background: Accurate interpretation and recording of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are critical for case management and surveillance in malaria-endemic settings. In Benin, where over 90% of malaria diagnoses rely on RDTs,…
View details →Wen CP, Tsai MK, Wen C et al. · 2026 · Gut and liver
Background/aims Colorectal cancer (CRC) risk is approximately 0.1% according to registry data, and fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) identify approximately 5% of screened individuals as positive. We evaluated whether a negative FIT result…
View details →Ibrahim AM, Saleem A, Faisal MS et al. · 2025 · Digestive diseases and sciences
Background and aims Multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) testing is a non-invasive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tool, but false-negative results may delay diagnosis. Understanding which patients are more likely to have advanced lesions…
View details →Kundu A, Majumder D, Das D et al. · 2026 · Cureus
Introduction Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is still neglected and acts as a barrier to the tuberculosis (TB) elimination goal of the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) by 2025 sustaining TB transmission, particularly…
View details →López-Morales A, Benito D, Gerrikagoitia X et al. · 2026 · Canadian journal of microbiology
Influenza A infection is frequently detected in marine mammals causing mortality events of different magnitude. In recent years, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus (clade 2.3.4.4b) has been rapidly expanding and…
View details →Corma-Gómez A, Santos M, Martín-Carmona J et al. · 2026 · AIDS patient care and STDs
To evaluate the proportion of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) with ongoing high-risk sexual practices not engaged in care, and to assess linkage to and retention in care following a community-based intervention.…
View details →Stewart SF, Enne VI, Pandolfo AM et al. · 2026 · Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
Background Rapid molecular diagnostics such as the BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel (the Pneumonia Panel) can improve antibiotic stewardship by supporting doctors to make more targeted antibiotic prescribing decisions faster compared to…
View details →Sheng D, Wang S, Xiao Z et al. · 2026 · European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
BACKGROUND: Observational studies have reported associations between retinal thickness and Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, the causal relationship remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the potential causal relationships between…
View details →Schwartz A, Mikati S, Knipper F et al. · 2025 · Applied biosafety : journal of the American Biological Safety Association
Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted critical shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly respirators, which limited healthcare workers' safety worldwide. Decontamination and reuse of PPE, including powered-air…
View details →Ahogni I, Avanon H, Hueha C et al. · 2026 · Malaria journal
Background Accurate interpretation and recording of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are critical for case management and surveillance in malaria-endemic settings. In Benin, where over 90% of malaria diagnoses rely on RDTs, concerns…
View details →Bulut C, Arslan Z, Aydoğdu M et al. · 2026 · Forensic science international
Rising global alcohol consumption is a major public health and safety concern. Over the last decade, undeclared alcohol consumption has increasingly come into focus due to high inflation that has led many individuals to resort to unhealthy…
View details →Kavunga-Membo H, Chi HF, Emperador DM et al. · 2026 · The Lancet. Infectious diseases
Background Mpox has spread to 36 countries in Africa, yet many face challenges achieving nationwide PCR-based testing due to cost and limited access in remote and rural areas. Point-of-care antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) might…
View details →Watanabe T, Hirano T · 2026 · Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics
Objective The importance and effectiveness of Newborn hearing screening (NHS) have been widely recognized. However, there are a few cases of false-negative NHS results. Hearing loss in children causes various disorders. Therefore,…
View details →Mangiaterra T, Chabay P, Bellan C et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in immunology
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects more than 90% of the global population and is etiologically linked to a wide spectrum of lymphoid and epithelial malignancies. Although its role as an oncogenic virus is well established, the mechanisms…
View details →Wang X, Albayda J, Paik JJ et al. · 2025 · Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Objective This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CA-125 and PET/CT in detecting cancer among adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). Methods We conducted a retrospective study of a single-centre cohort…
View details →Mann L, Samp P, Schäefer JH et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Background: / Objectives; After negative results of the SAMMPRIS-trial the indication for endovascular treatment of atherosclerotic intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS) was widely restricted. It was the aim of our study to report whether…
View details →Kimura K, Kuwata T, Hiraoka Y et al. · 2026 · Journal of human genetics
Multigene panel testing (MGPT) is increasingly used for diagnosing hereditary cancers; however, its application in cascade testing remains limited, and the psychological impact on unaffected relatives is not well understood. This…
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