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This study compares neuromuscular recruitment strategies in men and women during isometric contractions, finding women use smaller motor units with higher firing rates while both sexes show similar force production strategies.

The paper shows that prior exposure to Serratia marcescens or xenobiotics primes Drosophila enterocytes to resist recurring cytoplasmic purge during subsequent infections.

This study identifies the essential components of a magnetoreceptor in Drosophila, showing that the C-terminal domain of CRY and intracellular FAD are sufficient for magnetoreception and MF response potentiation.

This study shows that gene transfer using AAV2/9 CMV Large1 in older myd mice with severe muscular dystrophy restores muscle function and significantly improves survival.

This study shows that atrial t-tubules and systolic Ca2+ recovery are restored after heart failure in sheep, with myotubularin playing a key role in this process.

This paper introduces a novel HRV descriptor using a modified Poincare plot and establishes a master HRV-HR curve for healthy individuals and heart-attack patients.

The paper shows that three ATPases in rat skeletal muscle use distinct glycogen pools, revealing compartmentalized glycogen metabolism.

This study identifies the CaPti1-CaERF4 module as a regulator that couples immunity and dehydration tolerance in pepper plants to enhance resistance to bacterial wilt disease.

This study examines how zebrafish IKs channels respond to inhibitors and activators, finding similar inhibition but atypical activation compared to mammalian channels, likely due to KCNE1 binding differences.

This study identifies FGF19 as a stimulator of water intake in mice, with implications for its role in cancer and metabolic disorders.

This study examines how different nutritional adversities during mouse pregnancy affect gut structure, MDR transporter expression, and microbiome composition, revealing distinct adaptations in the gut holobiont.

This study identifies Gpcpd1-GPC metabolic pathway perturbation in aging muscle as a driver of glucose intolerance.

The paper identifies a novel teneurin/TCAP-LPHN system that regulates skeletal muscle contractility and fatigue through insulin-independent glucose importation and cytosolic Ca2+ signaling.

This study shows that intestinal gluconeogenesis regulates adipose tissue metabolism in mice, reducing adiposity and enhancing thermogenesis under a high-calorie diet.

This study characterizes cardiac pacemaker activity in mouse lemurs, revealing similarities to human SAN function and potential for modeling age-related cardiovascular dysfunctions.

This study tests OTR4120's antifibrotic effect in a bleomycin-induced mouse model of pulmonary fibrosis, finding reduced lung injury and inflammation.

This study shows that rapamycin extends lifespan in female Drosophila but not males, due to sex-specific autophagy regulation in intestinal enterocytes.