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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Beyond Haldane’s rule: Sex-biased hybrid dysfunction for all modes of sex determination

    Asher D Cutter
    A broad and inclusive view of sex biases in hybrid dysfunction, irrespective of sexual system, expands the reach of Haldane's rule to help characterize the underlying forces and mechanisms responsible for predictable sex biases in evolutionary divergence and speciation.
    1. Cancer Biology

    Exploring the role of the immune microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma: Implications for immunotherapy and drug resistance

    Yumin Fu, Xinyu Guo ... Lianxin Liu
    The immune microenvironment has a pivotal role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression and immune therapy resistance, and targeting this complex milieu holds great promise for improving therapeutic outcomes and patient prognoses in HCC management.
    1. Neuroscience

    Fundamental processes in sensorimotor learning: Reasoning, refinement, and retrieval

    Jonathan S Tsay, Hyosub E Kim ... Richard B Ivry
    The 3R framework outlines three fundamental processes in motor learning and provides a novel perspective on understanding how we acquire, adapt, and retain complex motor skills.
    1. Neuroscience

    How adverse childhood experiences get under the skin: A systematic review, integration and methodological discussion on threat and reward learning mechanisms

    Julia Ruge, Mana R Ehlers ... Tina B Lonsdorf
    Individuals with a history of adverse childhood experiences show blunted response to threat and reward irrespective of sample and paradigm characteristics and despite heterogeneity in adversity operationalization and assessment.
    1. Medicine

    Phosphate as an adjunct to calcium in promoting coronary vascular calcification in chronic inflammatory states

    Gordon L Klein
    Phosphate and calcium from resorbing bone can find their way to the coronary circulation and contribute to atherosclerotic calcification of the blood vessels.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology

    Statistical and computational methods for integrating microbiome, host genomics, and metabolomics data

    Rebecca A Deek, Siyuan Ma ... Hongzhe Li
    Advanced statistical and computational methods are reviewed and compared for integrating microbiome, host genomics, and metabolomics data, together with future research directions.
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Misstatements, misperceptions, and mistakes in controlling for covariates in observational research

    Xiaoxin Yu, Roger S Zoh ... David B Allison
    This quick reference guide for researchers addresses common misconceptions in the use of covariates in observational research and offers tips for preventing misstatements and mistakes.
    1. Cancer Biology

    Recording and classifying MET receptor mutations in cancers

    Célia Guérin, David Tulasne
    Classification of MET mutations allows a better understanding of sensitivity and resistance to targeted therapies used in cancer.
    1. Medicine

    Current perspectives on the multiple roles of osteoclasts: Mechanisms of osteoclast–osteoblast communication and potential clinical implications

    Valentina Daponte, Katrin Henke, Hicham Drissi
    A comprehensive review focusing on the role of osteoclasts as active regulators of bone homeostasis by influencing osteoblast function explores the currently known mechanisms and coupling factors involved in osteoclast–osteoblast communication and their potential as treatments for bone diseases.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Variation in the basal immune state and implications for disease

    Aisha Souquette, Paul G Thomas
    An integrative conceptual and mathematical framework of immune variation that includes unique basal profiles associated with differential susceptibility to disease, distinct acute immune signatures associated with disease severity, and how different determinants can lead to individual pathways of illness outcome.