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    1. Medicine
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    HERV activation segregates ME/CFS from fibromyalgia while defining a novel nosologic entity

    Karen Giménez-Orenga, Eva Martín-Martínez ... Elisa Oltra
    Transcriptomic profiling of HERV elements at the loci level differentiates ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and their overlap, revealing distinct immuno-epigenetic landscapes.
    1. Medicine

    Characterisation and comparison of semen microbiota and bacterial load in men with infertility, recurrent miscarriage, or proven fertility

    Shahriar Mowla, Linda Farahani ... Channa N Jayasena
    There are common seminal microbiome clusters in both healthy men and those with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and some specific microbiota perturbations are associated with impaired semen quality.
    1. Medicine
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Magnetically steered cell therapy for reduction of intraocular pressure as a treatment strategy for open-angle glaucoma

    M Reza Bahrani Fard, Jessica Chan ... C Ross Ethier
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Medicine

    AARS2 ameliorates myocardial ischemia via fine-tuning PKM2-mediated metabolism

    Zongwang Zhang, Lixia Zheng ... Jing-Wei Xiong
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Medicine

    Disruption of the novel nested gene Aff3ir mediates disturbed flow-induced atherosclerosis in mice

    Shuo He, Lei Huang ... Jinlong He
    Endothelial-specific supplementation with Aff3ir-ORF2 significantly ameliorated disturbed flow-induced endothelial activation and the development of atherosclerotic plaques, highlighting its promising therapeutic potential for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Medicine

    EPHA4 signaling dysregulation links abnormal locomotion and the development of idiopathic scoliosis

    Lianlei Wang, Xinyu Yang ... Nan Wu
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    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    mTOR inhibition in Q175 Huntington’s disease model mice facilitates neuronal autophagy and mutant huntingtin clearance

    Philip Stavrides, Chris N Goulbourne ... Dun-Sheng Yang
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    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    Simply crushed zizyphi spinosi semen prevents neurodegenerative diseases and reverses age-related cognitive decline in mice

    Tomohiro Umeda, Ayumi Sakai ... Takami Tomiyama
    Simply crushed zizyphi spinosi semen not only ameliorates Aβ, tau, and α-synuclein pathology in dementia model mice, but also rejuvenates brain function by suppressing cellular senescence in normal aged mice.
    1. Medicine

    Sex-specific attenuation of photoreceptor degeneration by reserpine in a rhodopsin P23H rat model of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

    Hyun Beom Song, Laura Campello ... Anand Swaroop
    Reserpine, previously identified through high-throughput screening in CEP290 retinal degeneration models, enhances photoreceptor survival in P23H rhodopsin retinal degeneration models, particularly in female rats, indicating its gene-agnostic and sex-specific effectiveness.

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