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This study examines how 12-day-old tree swallows cope with a 4.5°C heat challenge, finding individual variation in heat shock protein expression and physiological responses that may influence climate adaptation.

The paper analyzes exerkine responsiveness in exercised rodents using multi-omics data to identify tissue-specific and sex-dimorphic responses.

This study examines HSP70 expression in a freeze-tolerant cricket under heat and freezing stress, finding that HSP70 is upregulated by heat but not freezing.

This study uses RNA-seq to compare gene expression between freshwater and hypersaline populations of Limia perugiae, finding limited convergence in differentially expressed genes across teleosts.

This study shows perinatal nicotine exposure increases DNA methylation in the angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene in carotid bodies, enhancing angiotensin signaling and leading to hypertension.

The paper presents a low-cost oxygen control system using microcontrollers for flexible experimental conditions in mormyrid fish.

The paper shows that browning of white adipose tissue maintains UCP1-dependent thermogenesis despite loss of lipases in brown adipocytes.

This study shows that PRDX2 mediates redox-stimulated adaptations to oxidative phosphorylation in human skeletal muscle myotubes exposed to contractile activity or H2O2.

The paper revises the mechanosensing hypothesis of heart function using X-ray diffraction data and cryo-EM structures, identifying structural changes in thick filaments that modulate motor activation and heart performance.

This paper demonstrates that placental nanoparticle-mediated IGF1 gene therapy corrects fetal growth restriction in a guinea pig model by improving fetal weight, blood glucose, and reducing cortisol levels.

The paper identifies an acute microglial metabolic response to high-fat diet that improves metabolism and memory by converting harmful fatty acids into beneficial metabolites.

This paper introduces ROSLT, a Raspberry-Pi-based cyclometer for tracking mouse voluntary wheel running, showing it provides more accurate and consistent measurements than VDO M2.1 over time.

This study shows that a Western diet with protein restriction in juvenile mice causes metabolic dysregulation without obesity, including hyperglycemia and fatty liver.

The paper investigates breeding coloration in male cardinalfish, finding that inconspicuous white structures in the lower jaw help conceal eggs during mouthbrooding, suggesting a functional shift from attracting mates to increasing survival.

The study evaluates how the age of pig intestinal stem cell donors affects organoid growth and morphology but not phenotype.

This study measures honeybee metabolic rates post-eclosion and finds they increase significantly in the first 48 hours, with restrained measurements overestimating resting metabolic rate.

This study investigates how chronic short sleep affects metabolism and survival under oxidative stress in mutants, finding common metabolic defects and suggesting lipid metabolism issues may underlie oxidative stress sensitivity.

This study shows that cardiomyocyte stiffness contributes to diastolic dysfunction in cardiometabolic disease, identified through in vitro mechanical testing of isolated cardiomyocytes from mice with diet-induced disease.

This study identifies the seminal vesicle as a JH-responsive tissue in Drosophila, showing JH-induced gene expression and metabolic regulation.

This study shows microglia regulate respiratory neuroplasticity through fractalkine/adenosine signaling, with distinct roles in moderate and severe hypoxia-induced plasticity.