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LTBP4 deficiency induces MRC1+/CD44+ macrophages to drive cancer progression in preclinical colorectal cancer models | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 26/08/2026 - 16:01
LTBP4 deficiency in CRC reprograms macrophages to facilitate metastasis.
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Tissue corticosteroid rhythms are dysregulated predominantly during sleep in primary aldosteronism | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 26/08/2026 - 16:01
Ambulatory 24-hour microdialysis reveals disrupted corticosteroid rhythms in primary aldosteronism.
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Baseline interferon signaling in monocytes and antibody-mediated innate activation are associated with reactogenicity to mRNA vaccines | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 26/08/2026 - 16:01
Vaccine-induced antibodies and a predisposition to interferon responses contribute to the reactogenicity of mRNA vaccines.
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FUS inactivation promotes leptomeningeal metastasis of lung cancer through the up-regulation of CD36 | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 26/08/2026 - 16:01
FUS inactivation drove leptomeningeal metastatic outgrowth in non–small cell lung cancer by up-regulating the fatty acid transporter CD36.
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Urogenital immune signatures are associated with birth outcomes after maternal urinary tract infection | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 26/08/2026 - 16:01
Immune responses to urinary tract infections distinguished preterm birth in mice and were linked to birth outcomes in a human pregnancy cohort.
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A 3D human retina model reveals a non–cell-autonomous and non-neuronal mechanism of photoreceptor loss in a lysosomal storage disorder | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 26/08/2026 - 16:01
Acid ceramidase deficiency causes altered sphingolipid signaling and promotes disease phenotype(s) in a lysosomal storage disorder, CLN3 disease.
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Antibodies against MLC1 found in patients with NMOSD-like disease mediate astrocytopathy in rodent models | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 26/08/2026 - 16:01
MLC1 antibodies are detected in a subset of patients with NMOSD-like disease and mediate astrocytopathy in rat encephalitis and mouse slices.
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Aberrant alternative splicing memorized in adipose tissue macrophages impedes efferocytosis during postobesity weight loss | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 26/08/2026 - 16:01
CWC22-regulated alternative splicing modulates efferocytic recycling of inosine in macrophages, thereby controlling fat mass.
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Piecing together pregnancy’s early warning system | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 19/08/2026 - 16:01
cfDNA fragmentomics of routine prenatal screening data identifies adverse pregnancy outcomes in immune-mediated disease (Stanley et al., this issue).
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A phase 1 feasibility trial of BE-CAR33, an “off-the-shelf” base-edited CAR33 T cell therapy for acute myeloid leukemia | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 19/08/2026 - 16:01
A first-in-human study demonstrates the feasibility and safety of base-edited anti-CD33 CAR T cells as a bridge to allogeneic transplantation in AML.
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A population-scale transcriptional atlas of blood and tissue in lupus nephritis | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 19/08/2026 - 16:01
A single-cell transcriptomic atlas identified stromal and immune populations in renal tissue associated with lupus nephritis disease activity.
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Organ-specific colonization and niche remodeling in a human tissue model of metastasis | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 19/08/2026 - 16:01
A configurable bioengineered multitissue platform with vascular circulation enables investigation of human breast cancer metastasis.
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Urea transporter B–mediated urea uptake–induced protein carbamylation in platelets underlies bleeding in chronic kidney disease | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 19/08/2026 - 16:01
Urea transporter B–mediated urea influx impairs platelet function by inducing protein carbamylation, leading to bleeding in advanced CKD.
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Cell-free DNA fragmentome analysis informs pregnancy outcome in patients with immune-mediated disease | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 19/08/2026 - 16:01
Cell-free DNA fragmentome analysis discriminates high-risk pregnant individuals who later developed adverse outcomes from those who did not.
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MAPT splicing modulators reduce 4R tau and rescue tauopathy phenotypes in human neurons and in a mouse model | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 19/08/2026 - 16:01
MAPT splicing modulator compounds reduce 4R tau and rescue pathology in neurons derived from patients with tauopathy and mouse models.
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Carboxyl-terminal blockade of sortilin binding enhances progranulin gene therapy in a mouse model of frontotemporal dementia | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 19/08/2026 - 16:01
The effectiveness of progranulin gene therapy in FTD models is improved by blocking the protein’s carboxyl terminus, which prevents sortilin binding.
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Immunization with mosaic nanoparticles reveals that antigen avidity shapes the clonal hierarchy of the B cell response | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 12/08/2026 - 16:01
Vaccination with high-avidity immunogens promotes germinal center seeding, B cell competitive fitness, and extrafollicular plasma cell responses.
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Antigen avidity potentiates the durability of the vaccine immune response | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 12/08/2026 - 16:01
Mosaic nanoparticles reveal that increasing epitope avidity promotes formation and persistence of memory B cell and long-lived plasma cell responses.
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A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination to accelerate immune recovery after sepsis | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 12/08/2026 - 16:01
The VACIRiSS trial in adult sepsis survivors shows that PCV13 at ICU discharge did not perform better than placebo, with variable immunogenicity.
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Succinate drives macrophage inflammation by promoting GPR91 mitochondrial signaling in rheumatoid arthritis | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 12/08/2026 - 16:01
Targeting succinate-driven mitochondrial GPR91-CMPK2-cGAS-STING signaling in macrophages is a potential translatable strategy for RA therapy.
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