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    1. Genetics and Genomics
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    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
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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

    Karen Giménez-Orenga, Eva Martín-Martínez ... Elisa Oltra
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    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.
    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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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Medicine

    Adventitial fibroblasts direct smooth muscle cell-state transition in pulmonary vascular disease

    Slaven Crnkovic, Helene Thekkekara Puthenparampil ... Grazyna Kwapiszewska
    Transition from healthy to diseased state is a cell-type-specific process, influenced by neighboring cells and resulting in functionally meaningful differences between pulmonary artery adventitial fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells.
    1. Medicine

    Transplantation of exogenous mitochondria mitigates myocardial dysfunction after cardiac arrest

    Zhen Wang, Jie Zhu ... Xiang Zhou
    Exogenous mitochondrial transplantation improves cardiac function after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be related to improving mitochondrial function, reducing the oxidative stress response, and decreasing apoptosis in myocardial cells.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Medicine

    Pulmonary Hypertension: When cell teamwork turns toxic

    Wadih EI Khoury, Stephen Y Chan
    In pulmonary hypertension, a combination of metabolic and mechanical dysfunction leads to irreversible vascular damage.
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