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Dasatinib and quercetin prevent alveolar bone loss in aged mice.

Battistelli LS, Moraes RM, Santos YC et al. · 2026 · Journal of periodontology

Background Recent findings have associated alveolar bone loss (ABL) with the presence of senescent cells. Aging and the accumulation of senescent cells are associated with a pro-inflammatory environment which may exacerbate tissue damage.…

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Long‐term comparison shows protected and non‐protected forests differ in harvesting, but not in wildfires or drought‐driven dieback

Espelta JM, Viana‐Soto A, Molowny‐Horas R et al. · 2026 · Journal of Applied Ecology.

While disturbances are essential for biodiversity, their escalation driven by climate change may threaten forest ecosystems. Contrasting approaches to adapt forests to disturbances-intensifying management versus encouraging natural…

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The effects of amblyopia on simulated driving behavior in an urban setting.

Al-Haddad C, Kobeissi H, Wehbi Z et al. · 2026 · Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Purpose To assess the driving performance and visual attention of amblyopic drivers using a driving simulator integrated with eye tracking technology in an urban setting. Methods A total of 30 participants were enrolled: 14 amblyopic…

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Effects of naphthyl derivatives on cell physiology of human leukaemia cells: Survival, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.

Leitão EPT, Del Rosario H, Hernández I et al. · 2026 · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

By 2030, the incidence of new cases of cancer worldwide is expected to have increased by 18.1%, with a 22% increase in mortality. Leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer, and drug resistance remains a major therapeutic challenge.…

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Sitagliptin does not interfere with VEGF-A signaling in retinal endothelial cells in vitro.

Amthor L, Jaeckle A, Kampmeier J et al. · 2025 · Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association

Sitagliptin, an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 widely used in type 2 diabetes therapy, impairs the barrier formed by retinal endothelial cells (REC) during prolonged exposure. Because diabetic macular edema is treated with inhibitors…

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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases on Hydroxychloroquine, Compared with the Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in Controls on a Prophylactic Dose of Hydroxychloroquine

Jordhani M, Ruci D, Jordhani P et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Background: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug used in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and other autoimmune diseases. Although HCQ reduces SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro at…

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Loss of Complement Factor D suppresses alternative pathway activation but fails to reduce lipofuscin accumulation in the retinal pigmented epithelium of Abca4 -/- mice

Ryan BC, Griffith KE, Geczi CN et al. · 2025 · Preprint

Stargardt disease (STGD1) is the most common inherited macular dystrophy, caused by loss-of-function mutations in ABCA4 that result in bisretinoid-containing lipofuscin accumulation in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and progressive…

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Selenomethionine mitigation of methylmercury-induced epigenetic and transcriptomic alterations in rainbow trout brain: A toxicogenomic survey.

Bidon M, Saito T, Skjaerven KH et al. · 2026 · Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Methylmercury (MeHg) is a pervasive neurotoxicant threatening aquatic ecosystems. Selenium (Se) has been reported to protect fish against the adverse MeHg toxicity, yet molecular investigations of their interaction in the brain remain…

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Dual actions of apelin-13 in TNBS-induced colitis: Colonic protection via the gut-liver axis but intrinsic hepatotoxic potential following systemic administration.

Birsen I, Erdogan K, Ozsoy O et al. · 2026 · Tissue & cell

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a systemic condition that can also lead to extraintestinal complications, including liver damage. Disruptions in the gut-liver axis and inflammatory mediators play a key role in this process. Apelin, a…

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The effect of switching antipsychotics to aripiprazole versus paliperidone on weight/cardiometabolic parameters: 18-month follow-up findings from the European Long-acting Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia Trial (EULAST).

de Boer N, Vučko Z, Koster DI et al. · 2026 · European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AiWG) is a common, burdensome adverse effect. Switching to antipsychotics with lower metabolic risks, such as aripiprazole, is recommended, but long-term data is limited. Long-acting injectables (LAIs)…

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TNF-α antagonist alleviates muscular layer enlargement but does not prevent myenteric neuronal loss in the colon of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Sholikah TA, Septyaningtrias DE, Sumiwi YAA et al. · 2025 · Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft

Background this study aimed to examine the impact of a TNF-α antagonist on markers of neuronal death, the total number of myenteric neurons, and the volume of each colonic layer in diabetic rats. Methods thirty male rats were divided into…

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