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SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Focus on Pathophysiological Characteristics, Complications and Effects of Vaccinations submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 31008 | Submission Open
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2 complications; SARS-CoV2 prognostic and predictive biomarkers; long COVID-19 and autoimmune disease; COVID-19 and microbiome; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology in Human Health and Disease)
Advances in Neurological Diseases: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Strategies submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24872 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurological diseases; neurodegenerative diseases; stroke; multiple sclerosis; epilepsy; neuromuscular disorders; demyelinating diseases; traumatic brain injury; clinical neurophysiology; neuroimaging; genetics; neuropsychological tests; molecular and cellular mechanisms; biomarkers; diagnosis and therapeutics; prognosis; neurorehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience)
Cardiovascular Diseases: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches
edited by and Valentina Mercurio
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17936 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; heart failure; cardiac arrhythmias; metabolic syndrome; stroke; pulmonary hypertension; peripheral artery disease (PAD); acute coronary syndrome; myocarditis; pericarditis; valvulopathies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Advanced Research on Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16197 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; heart transplantation; DBD (donation after brain death); DCD (donation after cardiac death); cardiac arrest; ischemic time and reperfusion injury; myocardial damage; preservation techniques; post-transplant outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
edited by Iro Boura and Cleanthe Spanaki
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13736 | Submission Open
Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; diagnosis; treatment; pathophysiology; biomarkers; prodromal; advanced therapies; subtypes; imaging; genetic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience)
Advanced Research in Neuroprotection
edited by Evangelia Kesidou, Iliana Michailidou and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13015 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroprotection; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; axonal loss; neuropharmacology; traumatic brain injury; blood– brain barrier
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience)
Mechanisms, Implications, and Therapeutic Targets in Infectious Diseases
edited by Mihai Lazăr and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12934 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; virus; antibiotics; pathophysiology; molecular mechanism; therapeutic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Novel Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy
edited by Sidra Islam
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12500 | Submission Open
Keywords: tumor microenvironment cancer immunotherapy; immune markers; tumor infilterating immune cells; tumors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Immunology and Immunotherapy)
Cellular Senescence in Age-Related Diseases: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10627 | Submission Open
Keywords: cellular senescence; senescence-associated secretory phenotype; aging; senolytics; senomorphics; senoreverters; therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Pathology)
Novel Biomarker and Treatments for Diabetic Neuropathy
edited by Arun V. Krishnan and Tushar Issar
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10535 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetic peripheral neuropathy; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists; metabolic syndrome; in vivo corneal confocal microscopy; nerve ultrasonography; obesity; exercise
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Metabolism Research)
Role of Factors in Embryo Implantation and Placental Development
edited by and Valentina Lacconi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10427 | Submission Open
Keywords: placental development; implantation; embryo development; pregnancy disorders; endometrium; implantation failure; recurrent pregnancy loss; decidualization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Traumatic CNS Injury: From Bench to Bedside (2nd Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10092 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurotrauma; traumatic brain injury; translational science; bench to bedside; neuroprotection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience)
Periodontal Disease: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9345 | Submission Open
Keywords: periodontal disease; oral microbiome; dysbiosis; artificial intelligence (AI); personalized therapeutic interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Advances in Hepatology
edited by Yuanwen Chen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9163 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH); alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD); alcohol-associated hepatitis; viral hepatitis; liver cancer; autoimmune liver diseases; liver fibrosis; gut microbiota; neuroimmune; inflammatory mechanisms; oxidative stress; reversibly oxidized human non-mercaptalbumin-1; irreversibly oxidized human non-mercaptalbumin-2 (HNA2)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Biological Therapies for Asthma: Targeting Type 1 and Type 2 Inflammation
edited by Mohammad Irshad Reza and Nilesh Sudhakar Ambhore
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8585 | Submission Open
Keywords: asthma endotypes; type 1 inflammation; type 2 inflammation; biological therapies for asthma; non-type 2 asthma; cytokine pathways in asthma; precision medicine in asthma; inflammatory biomarkers in asthma; Th1/Th2 immune responses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
The Promise and Challenge of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs): 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6088 | Submission Open
Keywords: iPSC; cell differentiation; disease model; disease-in-a-dish; body-on-a-chip; CRISPR/Cas9; gene edition; stem cell therapy; cell transplantation; translational
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Molecular Research in Breast Cancer submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6003 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast cancer; apoptosis; signaling pathways; drug resistance; metastasis; cancer stem cells; microRNA; biomarkers; drug target; tumor metabolism; tumor immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Epigenetic Regulation in Cancer Progression
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5902 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer progression; epigenetic regulation; gene expression; dysregulation; therapeutic targets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genetic Diseases)
New Insights in Hematologic Malignancies: From Pathophysiologic Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5360 | Submission Open
Keywords: leukemia; hematological malignancies; tumor microenvironment; disease models; precision medicine; immunotherapy; targeted therapy; drug resistance; biomarkers; translational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology and Oncology)
Neurotransmitters in Health and Diseases
edited by and Krisztina Csabafi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4924 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurotransmitters; GABA; dopamine; glutamate; acetylcholine; neurohormones; neuromodulators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience)
New Insights in Respiratory Diseases
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4651 | Submission Open
Keywords: asthma; COPD; bronchiectasis; genetic; therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Nano-Based Drug Delivery and Drug Discovery
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4586 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; drug discovery; drug delivery; nanocarriers; nanomaterials; drug targeting; drug release; drug therapeutic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanobiology)
Advanced Research on Psychiatric Disorders
edited by Wen Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4519 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychiatric disorders; artificial intelligence; predictive modeling; personalized treatment strategies; animal experiments; risk factors; multimodal approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
State-of-the-Art Molecular and Translational Medicine in USA submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3882 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostics; therapeutics; prevention; cellular biology; disease mechanisms; precision medicine; biomarker discovery; immunotherapies; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Antioxidant Materials with Additional Biological Properties
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3789 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural antioxidants; flavonoids; and polyphenols; biocompatible and blood compatible; hydrogel; microgels; nanogel; and particles; polymeric particles; carbon quantum dots; and g-C3N4; stimuli-responsive materials; drug delivery systems; controlled release; and targeted delivery/therapies; antibacterial; antifungal; antiviral; anticancer; and biocidal; ROS-scavenging activity; proteins; enzyme; peptides; and amino acids; activate-able materials and photodynamic therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering and Materials)
From Molecules to Minds: Translational Breakthroughs in Preclinical Psychiatry submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3434 | Submission Open
Keywords: depression; anxiety; bipolar disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder; mental disorders; epigenomics; psychiatric disorders/genetics; circadian rhythm; sex characteristics; mitochondrial dysfunction; neurotoxins; intergenerational transmission; cannabinoid receptor modulators; adolescent neuroplasticity; synaptic pruning; psychoimmunology; preclinical studies; translational medical research; neuroplasticity; neuromodulation; phytochemicals; plant extracts; transcranial magnetic stimulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Advances in Reproductive Medicine and Health
edited by Athanasios Zikopoulos, Sofoklis Stavros and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3403 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproductive medicine; assisted reproductive technology; fertility preservation; IVF; early pregnancy; miscarriages; proteomics; metabolomics; transcriptomics; infertility; bioethics; cryopreservation; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Oxidative Stress in Health and Disease
edited by Federica Mannino
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3319 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; inflammation; human diseases; apoptosis; peroxidation; DNA damage; mitochondria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Pathology)
Advances in Age-Related Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms, Treatments, and Clinical Implications submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2905 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; age-related diseases; cellular senescence; mitochondrial dysfunction; inflammation and oxidative stress; biomarkers; precision medicine; pharmacological interventions; healthy aging; translational geriatric research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Liver Disease: Etiology, Pathology, and Treatment
edited by Ivana Mikolašević
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2596 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic liver disease; metabolic-associated fatty liver disease; liver fibrosis; liver injury; etiology; pathology; molecular and cellular mechanisms; biomarkers and therapeutic targets; immunotherapy; prevention and treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Pathology)
Zebrafish Models for Development and Disease—5th Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2563 | Submission Open
Keywords: disease model; drug screening model; teratogen screening; toxicological screening; neuroscience; behavior; developmental biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Navigating the Complex Landscape of Non-Communicable Respiratory Diseases: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2379 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-communicable respiratory diseases; asthma; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Glomerular Disease and Cystic Kidney Disease: From Pathogenesis to Novel Therapeutic Approaches—2nd Edition
edited by Vassilis Filiopoulos and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open
Keywords: glomerular disease; glomerulonephritis; glomerulopathy; podocytopathies; ciliopathies; cystic kidney disease; polycystic kidney disease; tolvaptan; vasopressin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
The Role of Telomere and Telomerase in Human Disease—2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2091 | Submission Open
Keywords: telomere; telomerase; cancer; aging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Pathophysiology of Fatty Acid Metabolism submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatty acids; signalling molecules; gene expression; metabolic disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Metabolism Research)
Animal Models for the Study of Cardiovascular Physiology—Second Edition
edited by Sandra Lia Amaral
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2005 | Submission Open
Keywords: hypertension; stroke; myocardium infarction; arterial stiffness; supravalvular aortic stenosis; cardiac remodeling; capillary angiogenesis; exercise training; vascular diseases; non-pharmacological treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Pathology)
Breast Cancer Research: Charting Future Directions submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1940 | Submission Open
Keywords: personalized medicine; biomarkers for early detection; immunotherapy; patient-reported outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology and Oncology)
Recent Therapeutic Advances in Parkinson’s Disease
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1925 | Submission Open
Keywords: Parkinson's disease; disease-modifying therapy; continuous dopaminergic stimulation; non-dopaminergic drugs; deep brain stimulation; drug repurposing; immunotherapies; gene therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience)
Recent Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancers: From Microbiota Modulation to New Therapeutic Approaches—2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1909 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal cancers; microbiota; anticancer therapy; immunotherapy; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology and Oncology)
Current Perspectives on Gynecologic Cancers
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open
Keywords: gynecology; genetics; biology; bioinformatics; review; predictive model; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology and Oncology)
The Gut Microbiome in Early Life and Beyond: Implications for Health and Disease
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1652 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiome; early-life development; DOHaD; microbial dysbiosis; chronic disease; probiotics; prebiotics; microbiome– host interactions; developmental programming; translational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology in Human Health and Disease)
HIV Therapy: The Latest Developments in Antiviral Drugs submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1599 | Submission Open
Keywords: HIV; antiviral drugs; experimental therapeutics; drug discovery; viral reservoirs; mechanism of action; preclinical models; novel HIV targets; antiretroviral therapy (ART); immunotherapy (experimental aspects)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery)
Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiometabolic Diseases and Cancers—2nd Edition
edited by Tao Wu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1523 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiometabolic disease; oncology; comorbidity; genetic pleiotropy; direct genetic effects; indirect genetic effects; parent-of-origin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genetic Diseases)
New Challenges in the Study of Liver Diseases: From Molecular Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Approaches—4th Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1267 | Submission Open
Keywords: liver diseases and related pathologies; non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLDs); obesity; type 2 diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; gut– liver axis; viral hepatitis; alcoholic liver diseases (ALDs); cholestatic disorders; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Current Trends in Regenerative Medicine submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open
Keywords: regenerative medicine; stem cells; organoids; tissue engineering; gene therapy; cell therapy; biomaterials; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)
MicroRNAs in Precision Medicine: Regulation, Biomarkers and Novel Therapeutics
edited by Shing Cheng Tan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open
Keywords: MicroRNAs; non-coding RNAs; biomarkers; therapeutic targets; cancer; omics technologies; precision medicine; disease pathogenesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Advanced Research on Diabetic Retinopathy
edited by Stamatios Lampsas
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open
Keywords: diebetic retinopathy; retinal diseases; novel treatment strategies; progression; pathogenetic mechanisms; non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy; proliferative diabetic retinopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Advances in Precision Oncology for Thyroid Carcinoma: Integrating Artificial Intelligence, Genomics and Molecular Diagnostics
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open
Keywords: thyroid carcinoma; artificial intelligence; genomics; precision oncology; molecular diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer Biology and Oncology)
Liver Fibrosis: Molecular Mechanisms, Potential Therapeutic Targets and Clinical Biomarkers, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open
Keywords: liver fibrosis treatment; therapeutic target biomarker; hepatitis; NAFLD; NASH; MAFLD; HSC; GPCR; immunity cell death
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
Diagnosis, Pathogenesis and Treatment of CNS Tumors (2nd Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open
Keywords: CNS tumors; diagnosis; pathogenesis; treatment; prognosis; molecular markers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Molecular and Translational Medicine)
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