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This study investigates SARS-CoV-2 variant neuroinvasion in K18-hACE2 mice, finding CNS spread in all variants except Omicron, with microglial activation and immune cell apoptosis observed.

This study shows that ADAM17 inhibition reduces neutrophilia and lung injury in a mouse model of Covid-19 by decreasing inflammation and adhesion molecule expression.

Depletion of T cells in a xenograft model of sporadic inclusion body myositis suppresses inflammation but not TDP-43 pathology or muscle degeneration.

This study identifies Vibrio cholerae in diseased bullfrogs and suggests it can transmit to humans via bullfrog food and aquaculture water, posing a health risk.

This study shows that the APOE ε4 allele causes earlier age-related decline in amyloid β clearance in the human cortex, supporting early intervention strategies for Alzheimer's disease.

This study investigates how cassiicolin toxins interact with plant lipid membranes, showing that their cytotoxicity depends on lipid composition and that specific rubber clones resist the toxins.

This paper develops a mini-replicon-based reverse-genetics system for RSV, enabling functional analysis of its genes and host interactions in Nicotiana benthamiana.

This study identifies rosaceous fruits and apple cultivars susceptible to Paecilomyces niveus infection and highlights its ability to produce patulin and form resistant spores.

This paper introduces a fast and simple optical clearing and swelling protocol for 3D visualization of kidney ultrastructure using conventional confocal microscopy.

The paper evaluates how different barriers affect the spatial distribution of Xylella fastidiosa in Alicante, Spain, using Bayesian hierarchical models to assess non-stationarity in disease spread.

This study identifies acitretin as a potential treatment for congenital erythropoietic porphyria by mitigating uroporphyrin-induced bone defects in a zebrafish model.

The study investigates the presence of MKPV and related viruses in feline kidney tissues but finds no evidence of their involvement in feline chronic kidney disease.

This study assesses the susceptibility of marine mammals in Italian waters to SARS-CoV-2 by analyzing ACE-2 receptor expression and evaluating wastewater exposure risks.

This paper uses large-scale transcriptomics to analyze the gene expression of Leptosphaeria maculans over two years of interaction with its host plant, identifying 9% of genes involved in infection stages and revealing their chromatin localization.

The paper evaluates brain iron deposition and white matter hyperintensities in cerebral small vessel disease using simulations and clinical data, finding that the Expected Iron Coefficient (EIC) is more sensitive to iron changes than other markers.

This study uses pediatric S. aureus isolates to create musculoskeletal infections in mice, showing strain-specific differences in infection outcomes.

This paper develops a novel mouse model of induced-usual interstitial pneumonia (iUIP) that exhibits bimodal fibrosis, resembling the progression from nonspecific interstitial pneumonia to UIP seen in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

The study isolates virulent Tenacibaculum maritimum strains from diseased orbicular batfish in Tahiti, linking them to white-patch disease and identifying genetic diversity among isolates.

The paper detects prion seeds in fetal tissues of white-tailed deer, suggesting potential mother-to-offspring transmission of CWD before birth.