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    The effect of combining antibiotics on resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Berit Siedentop, Viacheslav N Kachalov ... Sebastian Bonhoeffer
    A systematic review shows no evidence of harm or benefit of antibiotic combinations on resistance evolution as clinical data lack statistical power to draw definitive conclusions, highlighting a knowledge gap.
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    A new preprocedural predictive risk model for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: The SuPER model

    Mitsuru Sugimoto, Tadayuki Takagi ... Hiromasa Ohira
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Medicine

    Visualizing sarcomere and cellular dynamics in skeletal muscle to improve cell therapies

    Judith Hüttemeister, Franziska Rudolph ... Michael Gotthardt
    Titin’s regulated integration and mobility after cell fusion support syncytium formation in culture, while limited diffusion in vivo highlights a key challenge for developing effective cell-based therapies for skeletal muscle diseases.
    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    Cold induces brain region-selective cell activity-dependent lipid metabolism

    Hyeonyoung Min, Yale Y Yang, Yunlei Yang
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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
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    Human birth tissue products as a non-opioid medicine to inhibit post-surgical pain

    Chi Zhang, Qian Huang ... Yun Guan
    The naturally occurring biologics, FLO and HC-HA/PTX3, derived from human birth tissues, may be developed as a much-needed non-opioid therapy for post-surgical pain treatment, leveraging robust neuronal mechanisms.
    1. Medicine

    Evaluation of clonal hematopoiesis and mosaic loss of Y chromosome in cardiovascular risk: An analysis in prospective studies

    Sami Fawaz, Severine Marti ... Thierry Couffinhal
    If CHIP and mLOY do not significantly contribute to inflammation, atherosclerosis or myocardial infarction risk independently, CHIP may increase the risk of MI in men who do not carry mLOY.
    1. Medicine

    Pyrotinib after trastuzumab-based adjuvant therapy in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer (PERSIST): A multicenter phase II trial

    Feilin Cao, Zhaosheng Ma ... Shifen Huang
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    The effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on cardiovascular function in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a safety study

    Gansheng Tan, Anna L Huguenard ... Eric C Leuthardt
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    1. Medicine
    2. Neuroscience

    GPR30 in spinal cholecystokinin-positive neurons modulates neuropathic pain via mediating descending facilitation

    Qing Chen, Hui Wu ... Xinzhong Chen
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