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Expansion of stemlike HIV-specific CD8+ T cells and limited viral epitope diversity characterize durable posttreatment control of HIV | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 22/04/2026 - 16:01
Stemlike HIV-specific CD8+ T cells and limited viral epitope diversity are associated with durable HIV remission after treatment interruption.
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Preclinical evaluation of antisense oligonucleotide therapy in a mouse model of HNRNPH2-related neurodevelopmental disorder | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 22/04/2026 - 16:01
ASO-mediated Hnrnph2 knockdown up-regulates Hnrnph1 and rescues multiple phenotypes in a mouse model of HNRNPH2-related neurodevelopmental disorder.
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Functional correction of the untreatable CFTR 1717-1G>A mutation through mRNA- and sgRNA-optimized base editing | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 22/04/2026 - 16:01
An RNA-delivered base editing strategy efficiently corrects the CFTR 1717-1G>A mutation that is otherwise unresponsive to current drug therapies.
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Diabetes-induced TREM2–endothelial cell signaling impairs ischemic vascular repair | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 22/04/2026 - 16:01
Diabetes-driven TREM2-endothelial cross-talk impairs vascular repair in peripheral arterial disease.
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Phase separation–based HTS identifies cobimetinib as a YAP-TEAD inhibitor that suppresses hyperactivated YAP-induced cancer progression | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 22/04/2026 - 16:01
The FDA-approved MEK1/2 inhibitor cobimetinib targets the YAP-TEAD complex to suppress hyperactivated YAP-induced tumor growth and tumorigenesis.
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Retraction of the Research Article “Targeted immunotherapy for HER2-low breast cancer with 17p loss” | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 15/04/2026 - 16:01
On 10 February 2021, Science Translational Medicine published the Research Article “Targeted immunotherapy for HER2-low breast cancer with 17p loss” by Y. Li et al. (1). A joint research misconduct investigation involving Indiana University, the Ohio State University, and the University of Maryland, College Park determined that falsification occurred during creation of fig. S9C. The institutions have requested that the Research Article be retracted, and Science Translational Medicine is, therefore, retracting the paper in full. Authors Kathy D. Miller and Bryan P. Schneider agreed with the Retraction; authors Yujing Li, Yifan Sun, Michael Kulke, Torsten Hechler, Kevin Van der Jeught, Xinna Zhang, and Xiongbin Lu disagreed with the Retraction; authors Bin He and Andreas Pahl did not respond; and authors Tianhan Dong and Milan Radovich could not be reached.
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Autophagosome-targeting single-domain antibody clears tau in patient-derived neurons and improves motor function in tauopathy mice | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 15/04/2026 - 16:01
A brain-penetrant single-domain antibody degrader clears pathological tau and restores motor function in a tauopathy mouse model.
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Selective translation of ZNF281 as part of the integrated stress response system has therapeutic relevance for cardio-oncology | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 15/04/2026 - 16:01
Therapeutic inhibition of ZNF281 prevents cardiotoxicity, enhances tumor regression, and prevents cancer metastasis.
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The virus entry inhibitor ARN-75039 provides therapeutic protection against Lassa virus infection in guinea pigs | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 15/04/2026 - 16:01
Guinea pigs treated with ARN-75039 3 or 7 days after exposure to Lassa virus showed protection against lethal infection.
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A transcriptional atlas of the pubertal human growth plate reveals two populations of stem cells and direct effect of growth hormone | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 15/04/2026 - 16:01
This study reveals two populations of cartilage stem cells in both human and mouse growth plates, reshaping our understanding of longitudinal growth.
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On-demand GLUT3 expression augments CAR T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor efficacy in preclinical models of glioblastoma | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 15/04/2026 - 16:01
On-demand expression of GLUT3 by CAR T cells boosted their antitumor efficacy against murine models of glioblastoma without causing systemic toxicity.
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The orphan receptor GPR84 drives inflammation in Buruli ulcer development | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 15/04/2026 - 16:01
The GPR84 orphan receptor is a regulator of inflammation and a candidate therapeutic target in Buruli ulcer.
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Erratum for the Research Article “Extracellular vesicle–mediated gene editing for the treatment of nonsyndromic progressive hearing loss in adult mice” | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 08/04/2026 - 16:01
In the Research Article “Extracellular vesicle–mediated gene editing for the treatment of nonsyndromic progressive hearing loss in adult mice” by X. Pan et al., a competing interest was not disclosed in the initially published version. The following sentence was added the “Competing interests” section of the Acknowledgments: “M.H. has a financial interest in ExoDel, Inc., a company that options technology evaluated in this research and that could benefit from the results of the research.”
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Keratin 16 inhibits type I interferon responses in differentiating keratinocytes of stressed and diseased skin | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 08/04/2026 - 16:01
Keratin 16 suppresses type I interferon and innate immunity in the skin, offering insight into diseases such as pachyonychia congenita and psoriasis.
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A human iPSC model of tauopathies engineered for 4R tau isoform expression endogenously develops late-stage neuronal tau pathology | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 08/04/2026 - 16:01
A human iPSC–derived tauopathy model endogenously recapitulates late-stage pathology and enables translational applications.
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Pharmacological activation of WASp potentiates macrophage phagocytosis and enhances ibrutinib efficacy against mouse models of brain tumors | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 08/04/2026 - 16:01
Activating macrophage phagocytosis with a WASp activator augments ibrutinib efficacy against primary and metastatic brain tumors.
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Design of a neutralizing and protective pan–encephalitic alphavirus receptor decoy protein | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 08/04/2026 - 16:01
An engineered protein receptor decoy protects mice from lethal infection caused by three antigenically distinct encephalitic alphaviruses.
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Corticosteroid resistance is predetermined by early immune response dynamics at acute graft-versus-host disease onset | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 08/04/2026 - 16:01
Steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease is set at disease onset and leads to distinct cell-to-cell cross-talk and immune trajectories.
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Real-time intraocular pressure monitoring and responsive drug release in preclinical models by an all-polymer smart contact lens | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 08/04/2026 - 16:01
Battery- and electronics-free theranostic contact lens tracks IOP and autonomously delivers drugs, enabling low-cost, personalized glaucoma care.
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E-MOTIVE: Helping to combat severe maternal bleeding during childbirth | Science Translational Medicine

Wed, 01/04/2026 - 16:01
A simple intervention called E-MOTIVE can save a mother’s life by helping to manage bleeding after childbirth.
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