Student-Led Research Node • Vol. 2026

WomenLab Discoveries

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Lead Article Editor's Pick Aug 20, 2026

Innate immunity: current understandings and future perspectives

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Innate immunity: current understandings and future perspectives

Groundbreaking analytical research featured in this issue's editorial review, establishing novel precision markers under strict methodological guidelines.

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Breaking Research

Synthetic Biology

Emerging roles of granzymes in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation: mechanistic insights and therapeutic opportunities

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Neurodegeneration

Gender differences in post-stroke cognitive outcomes in rehabilitation: insights from MoCA domain index scores

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Fatty Liver (NASH)

Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of hepatic TMEM141 attenuates MASH and fibrosis via the ROS-HNF4α signaling pathway

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Cardiovascular Research

Divergent trends in Alzheimer’s disease burden: a comparative analysis of the US and G20 nations

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Cardiovascular Research

Gut-brain axis: a revolutionary paradigm in the pathogenesis and treatment of ischemic stroke

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 19, 2026

Gut-brain axis: a revolutionary paradigm in the pathogenesis and treatment of ischemic stroke

$Long-term prognostic impact of complete revascularisation defined by CT-derived fractional flow reserve$

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 18, 2026

Long-term prognostic impact of complete revascularisation defined by CT-derived fractional flow reserve

Association of gut microbiome with mobility impairment in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 18, 2026

Association of gut microbiome with mobility impairment in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Fatty Liver (NASH)

DNA hydroxymethylation-mediated epigenetic modifications in alcohol use disorder

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 19, 2026

DNA hydroxymethylation-mediated epigenetic modifications in alcohol use disorder

Evolution and Mechanistic Insights of Immunometabolism in Metabolic Diseases and Infections

Aug 18, 2026

Evolution and Mechanistic Insights of Immunometabolism in Metabolic Diseases and Infections

Regulatory networks involved in modulating fat deposition in pigs identified by gene co-expression analysis

Aug 18, 2026

Regulatory networks involved in modulating fat deposition in pigs identified by gene co-expression analysis

Neurodegeneration

Sex differences in innate immune cell responses: Impact on cancer immunity and response to therapy

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 20, 2026

Sex differences in innate immune cell responses: Impact on cancer immunity and response to therapy

Sex differences in innate immune cell responses: Impact on cancer immunity and response to therapy

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 20, 2026

Sex differences in innate immune cell responses: Impact on cancer immunity and response to therapy

Prevalence, predictors, and emerging biomarkers for cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric manifestations in Parkinson's disease in Africa: A systematic review

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 19, 2026

Prevalence, predictors, and emerging biomarkers for cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric manifestations in Parkinson's disease in Africa: A systematic review

Oncology & Cancer

An epithelial mesenchymal transition associated gene signature stratifies risk of ulcerative colitis associated colorectal cancer

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 20, 2026

An epithelial mesenchymal transition associated gene signature stratifies risk of ulcerative colitis associated colorectal cancer

Lactate dehydrogenase-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts overall and progression-free survival among patients with advanced small-cell lung cancer receiving first-line chemoimmunotherapy: A two-center retrospective observational study

Aug 18, 2026

Lactate dehydrogenase-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts overall and progression-free survival among patients with advanced small-cell lung cancer receiving first-line chemoimmunotherapy: A two-center retrospective observational study

Real-world outcomes of immunotherapy in advanced NSCLC patients with comorbidities

Aug 18, 2026

Real-world outcomes of immunotherapy in advanced NSCLC patients with comorbidities

Pharmacology

Sex-specific differences of amlexanox in a mouse model for atherosclerosis and MASLD

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 18, 2026

Sex-specific differences of amlexanox in a mouse model for atherosclerosis and MASLD

Poster Session 1: Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Aug 18, 2026

Poster Session 1: Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Advanced analytical approaches for endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-like substances: Applications in liver disease research

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 18, 2026

Advanced analytical approaches for endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid-like substances: Applications in liver disease research

Synthetic Biology

Translational repression of 5’ TOP mRNAs in chronically activated CD8+ T cells in vitro

Aug 18, 2026

Translational repression of 5’ TOP mRNAs in chronically activated CD8+ T cells in vitro

Unexpected Suppression of Tomato Fruit Cuticle Formation by Overexpression of a Key Cutin Biosynthetic Enzyme

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 18, 2026

Unexpected Suppression of Tomato Fruit Cuticle Formation by Overexpression of a Key Cutin Biosynthetic Enzyme

Genome-wide integrative dissection of genetic basis of fiber color and whiteness regulation in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

Data Editor's Pick

Aug 18, 2026

Genome-wide integrative dissection of genetic basis of fiber color and whiteness regulation in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)