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Space Medicine Ophthalmology: Insights from Molecular Observations to the Clinical Management of Ocular Risks in Microgravity
edited by Joshua Ong
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4281 | Submission Open
Keywords: spaceflight; space medicine; ophthalmology; space medicine; microgravity; cornea; retina; ocular surface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astrobiology)
Epigenetics, Microbiota, and Food—Shaping Immune Health and Longevity
edited by
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2539 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; nutrigenomics; aging; microRNA; DNA methylation; diet; nutrients; microbiota; longevity; natural components
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Muscle Wasting, Aging, and Cancer: The Effects of Physical Exercise
edited by
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1529 | Submission Open
Keywords: sarcopenia; aging; cancer; muscle wasting; physical exercise; resistance training; satellite cells; inflammation; metabolic health; quality of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Helicobacter pylori: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open
Keywords: H. pylori; cancers; antioxidative process; diagnostic methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Effects of Environmental Factors on Challenges of Plant Breeding: 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant breeding; winter hardiness; sowing time; adaptation to cold/frost; physiology of cold/frost tolerance; snow cover
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Artificial Intelligence and Computational Models in Understanding Human Diseases
edited by Sergey K. Aityan
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI; diagnostics; computational medicine; medical modeling; medical simulation; medical data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology)
Trends in Microbiology 2025 submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 22274 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural microbiology; clinical microbiology; environmental microbiology; food microbiology; industrial microbiology; marine microbiology; microbial biochemistry; microbial biofuel and bioenergy; microbial ecology; microbial evolution; microbial genetics; microbial metabolism; microbial pathogenesis; microbial physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
edited by and Andrew J. Kobets
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15316 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurosurgery; neuroscience; Traumatic Brain Injury; TBI; head injury; imaging; prognosis; labaratory findings; quality of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatments of Intestinal Diseases
edited by Amosy Ephreim M’Koma
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11287 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal disease/disorders; pathophysiology; diagnostics and treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Plant Functional Genomics and Breeding
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9974 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional genomics; biological breeding; gene cloning; molecular network; genetic improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Noninvasive Skin Imaging: The Present and the Future in General Dermatology
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9720 | Submission Open
Keywords: skin imaging; dermatoscopy; dermatology imaging; dermatosurgery; clinical dermatology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Clinical Research in Male Reproduction
edited by Andrea Crafa, and Richard Quinton
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7011 | Submission Open
Keywords: male infertility; male fertility; male sub-fertility; idiopathic male infertility; male reproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
New Insights into Parkinson’s Disease: From Molecular Basis to Therapy submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5730 | Submission Open
Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; neurodegeneration; genes; GWAs; polygenic risk score; therapy; precision medicine; pathways; pharmacogenetics; surgicogenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advanced Research in Exercise Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5227 | Submission Open
Keywords: exercise and chronic disease; cardiovascular dysfunction/disease; metabolic syndrome; aging; athletic training; sports medicine; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Agents
edited by Po-Jen Chen, and Shun-Hua Chen
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4728 | Submission Open
Keywords: anticancer agents; anti-inflammatory agents; pharmacology; molecular and cell biology; drug design; medicinal chemistry; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; structure– activity relationship (SAR)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Pediatric Ophthalmic Pathology—Integrating Clinical and Basic Research
edited by and Brenda L. Bohnsack
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2806 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital eye anomalies; anterior segment disorders; genetic eye disorders; pediatric eye conditions; pediatric ophthalmology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Sleep and Sleep Apnea: Impacts, Mechanisms, and Interventions
edited by Yung-An Tsou and Wen-Dien Chang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2678 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea; sleep medicine; sleep surgery; sleep quality; insomnia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacogenetic Approaches in Personalized Medicine
edited by and Giuliana Abbadessa
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2659 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacogenetics; pharmacokinetics; sex; gender; drugs; personalization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Advances in Pulmonology: Transforming Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Diseases submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1618 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers in lung diseases; sleep disorders; chronic obstructive diseases; interstitial lung diseases; thoracic surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Prostate Cancer: 4th Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1122 | Submission Open
Keywords: incidence; mortality; diagnosis; histopathology; imaging; treatment; prognosis; case report; animals; humans; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advances in the Glyoxalase Pathway: Implications for Oxidative Stress Management in Cancer Therapy and in Age-Related Disease submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open
Keywords: glyoxalase system; methylglyoxal; advanced glycation end-products; dicarbonyl stress; oxidative stress; age-related disease; cancer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Total Joint Arthroplasty and Joint Replacement submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotic and technology-assisted joint replacement; periprosthetic joint infection— prevention; diagnosis; and therapeutics; biomaterials and implant design; tissue engineering; muscle strengthening and conditioning; implant designs; edema and pain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Targeting Glioblastoma Stem Cells
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open
Keywords: glioblastoma; chemotherapeutic resistance; glioblastoma stem cells; immunosuppression; brain– blood barrier
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Multidisciplinary Approach
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthoplastic approach; prosthetic joint infection; diagnosis and management of PJI; antibiotic therapy in periprosthetic infections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Gender Medicine: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender; gender medicine; LGBTQ + health; health equity in gender medicine; intersectionality; pharmacology; reproductive health; chronic diseases; transgender healthcare; sex-specific healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
New Horizons: Autoimmune-Related Thrombosis
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic or transient autoantibodies; autoimmune thrombosis; lupus anticoagulant (LA); thrombotic thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP); anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS); heparin induced thrombocytopenia/and thrombosis (HIT/HITT); vaccine induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Sports Biomechanics, Injury, and Physiotherapy
edited by Manos Stefanakis
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports injuries; epidemiology; data-driven rehabilitation; objective assessment; injury prevention; return to play
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Environment, Genetics, and Cardiovascular Disease
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; environmental exposure; genetics; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advanced Research in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Physiology and Pathology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); biomarkers; inflammation; genomics; microbiome; air pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Coagulation and Its Disorders: Physiology and Pathological Mechanisms submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: coagulation; bleeding disorders; thrombotic mechanisms; animal models; molecular mechanisms; disseminated intravascular coagulation; fibrinolysis; new diagnostic tools and treatment; inflammatory response; thrombin generation; coagulation alterations induced by hepatic and metabolic disorders; drug-induced coagulation alterations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Pleural and Pulmonary Fibrosis: Pathogenesis and Possible Treatment Strategies
edited by Oluwaseun Adeyanju
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary fibrosis; pleural fibrosis; pathogenesis; therapeutic strategies; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Advances in Biomedical Frontier Technologies and Disease Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomedicine  ; biomaterials  ; gene therapy  ; drug delivery  ; bacteriotherapy  ; nanobiotechnology  ; hereditary diseases  ; bioinformatics  ; personalized medicine  ; smart biomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Update on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea; snoring; sleep-disordered breathing; adult sleep apnea; pediatric sleep apnea
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Endocrinology and Metabolic Syndrome: Epidemiology
edited by Roman Junik and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolic syndrome; obesity; hypertension; diabetes; dyslipidemia; endocrinology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
Advances in Millimeter-Wave-Based Pain Therapy
edited by and David Crouzier
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: millimetric waves; pain therapy; pain management; electromagnetic radiations; biophysics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)
Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Coeliac Diseases
edited by Paul J Ciclitira
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: coeliac disease; blood tests; dietary treatment; etiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Investigations of Circular RNAs in Plants submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 726 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant circRNAs; miRNAs; stress responses; abiotic; biotic; translation; gene regulation; growth; development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
MASLD and Its Comorbidities: From Epidemiology to Future Therapeutic Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: MASLD and comorbidities/complications; diagnostic techniques and biomarkers; clinical trials; innovative therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
MASLD and Its Comorbidities: From Pathophysiology Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open
Keywords: MASLD; integrative physiology; pathogenesis; biomarkers; translational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Neurological Diseases: Prevention, Diagnostics, Treatment and Rehabilitation
edited by and Gelu Onose
submission deadline 2 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11024 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurological diseases; stroke prevention; stroke treatment; rehabilitation; artificial intelligence; cellular therapy; molecular therapy; interdisciplinary approaches; therapeutic interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
The Role of Stem Cells in Retinal Conditions
edited by , Theo Empeslidis and Lorenzo Motta
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; retinal conditions; regenerative medicine; age-related macular degeneration (AMD); retinitis pigmentosa; diabetic retinopathy; induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs); cell differentiation; vision restoration; clinical trials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)
Cancer Genomics and Transcriptomics: Uncovering New Frontiers in Tumor Biology
edited by and Panagiotis Tsiakanikas
submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open
Keywords: transcriptomic profiling; tumor heterogeneity; integrative omics; non-coding RNAs; oncogenes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Microvascular Dynamics: Insights and Applications
edited by and Friedrich Jung
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13253 | Submission Open
Keywords: microvessels; dynamics; velocity; flow; rheology; in vitro; animals; humans; biomarkers; imaging; simulations; models; preclinical; clinical
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Unusual Genomic Traits in Their Evolutionary Context
edited by Miguel Naranjo-Ortiz
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: unusual genomes; genomic traits; comparative genomics; descriptive genomics; evolutionary genomics; non-model organisms; methodological limitations in genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
2nd Edition—Featured Papers on the Origins of Life
edited by James R. Lyons
submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4482 | Submission Open
Keywords: astrobiology; astrochemistry; planetary science; prebiotic chemistry; chirality; chemical evolution; protocells; synthetic biology; complex systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Origin of Life)
Unravelling the Molecular Mechanisms of Different Stress Responses in Plants
edited by
submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1563 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic stresses; abiotic stresses; plant growth and development; crop productivity; molecular mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Innovative Approaches in Dermatological Therapies and Diagnostics submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8934 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatology; inflammatory diseases; skin cancer; non-invasive diagnosis; dermoscopy; confocal dermoscopy; targeted therapy; JAK inhibitors; biologics; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Recent Advances in Shockwave Therapy for Musculoskeletal and Soft-Tissue Disorders
edited by , , Maria Chiara Vulpiani, Maria Cristina D'Agostino, Larisa Ryskalin and Federica Fulceri
submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7510 | Submission Open
Keywords: shockwave; tissue regeneration; pain; functional recovery and healing; physical medicine and rehabilitation; clinical applications; imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advances in Diagnostic Imaging for Systemic Disorders
edited by Christoph Strolz
submission deadline 29 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT); diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI); dual-energy CT in musculoskeletal imaging; high-resolution ultrasonography; SPECT/CT; PET/CT modalities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)
Current Views on Knee Osteoarthritis: 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1799 | Submission Open
Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; metabolic syndrome; obesity; pathogenesis; adipokines; disease-modifying; treatment; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
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