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Hippocampal spreading depolarization as a driver of postictal ambulation | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 16:01
Seizure-associated spreading depolarizations are potentially causing postictal symptoms in epilepsy.
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Sex differences in HIV-1 reservoir cell selection are linked to altered innate immune profiles | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 16:01
Sex-specific differences in immune selection of HIV-1 reservoir cells during long-term antiretroviral therapy are driven by innate immunity.
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PD-1–targeted cis-delivery of an IL-2 variant induces a multifaceted antitumoral T cell response in human lung cancer | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 16:01
Human intratumoral T cells treated with PD1-IL2v up-regulate chemotactic and effector molecules, leading to a potent antitumor response.
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Export by a quorum sensing–controlled drug exporter underlies rifampicin’s strong activity against staphylococcal biofilms | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 16:01
Rifampicin is more effective against biofilm infections because it targets biofilm-forming mutants that are highly resistant to other antibiotics.
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Functional, immunogenetic, and structural convergence in influenza immunity between humans and macaques | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 16:01
Humanlike broadly neutralizing B cell lineages to influenza hemagglutinin are elicited in cynomolgus macaques by an influenza vaccine candidate.
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 1 trial of the topical pan–lysyl oxidase inhibitor PXS-6302 in mature scars | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 16:01
PXS-6302 reduces hydroxyproline and increases microvasculature in mature scars over baseline and placebo treatment, supporting phase 2 studies.
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Impaired TIM4-mediated efferocytosis by liver macrophages contributes to fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 16:01
Restoring TIM4 in liver macrophages in MASH improves the efferocytosis of apoptotic hepatocytes, which dampens the progression to liver fibrosis.
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A soft robotic device for rapid and self-guided intubation | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 16:01
A soft robotic device autonomously and rapidly guides intubation in models and cadavers and requires minimal skill and no visualization.
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Human myelinated brain organoids with integrated microglia as a model for myelin repair and remyelinating therapies | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 16:01
Human myelinated brain organoids with integrated microglia can be used to investigate demyelination, remyelination, and remyelinating therapies.
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Type I interferon limits central nervous system autoimmunity by modulating the microRNA-21–FOXO1 axis in pathogenic T helper 17 cells | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 16:01
Type I interferon limits central nervous system autoimmunity by regulating microRNA-21 and pathogenic T helper 17 cell development.
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Interferon-induced senescent CD8+ T cells reduce anti-PD1 immunotherapy efficacy in early triple-negative breast cancer | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 10/09/2025 - 16:01
Interferon-induced senescent CD8+ T cells mediate immunotherapy nonresponsiveness in early TNBC, which can be reversed by nicotinamide mononucleotide.
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Dengue disease severity in humans is augmented by waning Japanese encephalitis virus immunity | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 03/09/2025 - 16:01
Waning immunity to Japanese encephalitis virus was associated with increased severity of dengue disease in a cohort of patients from Nepal.
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The XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine elicits a durable antibody response to ancestral and XBB.1.5 SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 03/09/2025 - 16:01
A longitudinal analysis after XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccination revealed durable neutralizing antibodies against ancestral and recent SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Inhibiting SLC38A2 lowers blood pressure in rodent models of hypertension | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 03/09/2025 - 16:01
Inhibition of Slc38a2 in vascular endothelial cells enhances NO-mediated vasodilation and reduces blood pressure.
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An allele-agnostic mutant-KRAS inhibitor suppresses tumor maintenance signals and reprograms tumor immunity in pancreatic cancer | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 03/09/2025 - 16:01
The allele-agnostic mutant-KRAS inhibitor panKRASi inhibits the growth of murine and human pancreatic cancer and promotes antitumor immunity.
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High-throughput synthesis and specificity characterization of natively paired influenza hemagglutinin antibodies with oPool+ display | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 03/09/2025 - 16:01
oPool+ display enabled rapid antibody synthesis and screening of influenza hemagglutinin-specific antibodies.
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Comprehensive analysis of microbial content in whole-genome sequencing samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas project | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 03/09/2025 - 16:01
An analysis of TCGA whole-genome sequencing samples yields a comprehensive resource for investigating the role of microbes in cancer.
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The landscape of microbial associations in human cancer | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 03/09/2025 - 16:01
Differences between cancer types, infectious disease, and potential prognostic markers are uncovered by studying microbes within cancer DNA.
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Follicular regulatory T cells promote experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by supporting B cell egress from germinal centers | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 27/08/2025 - 16:01
Follicular regulatory T cells promote B cell–mediated experimental neuroinflammation and are associated with MS activity.
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Resolving fibrosis by stimulating HSC-dependent extracellular matrix degradation | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 27/08/2025 - 16:01
Targeting acid ceramidase enhances collagen degradation by hepatic stellate cells via PKCα and MMP-1, uncovering a pathway to reverse liver fibrosis.
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