Biology, Volume 13, Issue 11

Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that alone weakly affect melanoma risk, but their combined effect on a polygenic risk score (PRS) can have a far bigger impact on estimating ri...

Spinal cord injury results in significant motor and sensory loss. In the experimental ventral root avulsion (VRA) model, the ventral (motor) roots are disconnected from the spinal cord surface, disrupting contact between spinal motoneurons and muscle...

Nosema is a diverse fungal genus of unicellular, obligate symbionts infecting various arthropods. We performed comparative genomic analyses of seven Nosema species that infect bees, wasps, moths, butterflies, and amphipods. As intracellular parasites...

Aquatic biodiversity includes a variety of unique species, their habitats, and their interactions with each other. Albania has a large hydrographic network including rivers, lakes, wetlands and coastal marine areas, contributing to a high level of aq...

Soil collembolans have been regarded as the effective bioindicator of environmental changes. However, the physiological mechanisms through which collembolans respond to agricultural activities are largely unknown. Given the plasticity and sensitivity...

Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection adversely affects rheological parameters, particularly red blood cell (RBC) aggregation and deformability, but whether these changes persist in patients suffering from Long-COVID (LC) and whether these changes are rel...

Although ferroptosis inducers trigger ferroptotic tumor cells and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME), imidazole ketone erastin (IKE)’s induction of ferroptosis shows no effect on tumor growth in immunocompetent tumor-bearing mice...

The genus Ephedra Tourn. ex L. (Ephedraceae) is an important source with pharmacological and environmental potential. Conversely, Ephedra spp. still exhibit taxonomic complexity, especially for the specimens lacking reproductive cones. This complexit...

Acute pancreatitis (AP) remains a serious clinical condition, with current treatment options being largely supportive. The discovery of inflammasomes, particularly the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, has signi...

IMTA is one of the most innovative and sustainable farming systems, exhibiting the best technique available in rearing aquatic organisms belonging to different positions along the trophic levels. In the literature and in legislation, the environmenta...