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Advances in Connective Tissue Architecture and Biomechanics
edited by Jean Claude Guimberteau
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: fascia; connective tissue; fibrillar network; microvolumes; collagen; cell microenvironment; force absorption system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)
Advances in Regenerative Medicine in Disease Treatment: Harnessing Potential and Bridging Challenges
edited by Edward H. Ntege and
submission deadline 26 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; stem cells; molecular therapy; personalized medicine; targeted delivery; immunomodulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Advances in Geriatric Medicine: Risk Assessment, Biomarkers, and Management Strategies
edited by and Yochai Levy
submission deadline 26 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: geriatric risk assessment; biomarkers in aging; personalized geriatric care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1722 | Submission Open
Keywords: spaceflight; space medicine; ophthalmology; space medicine; microgravity; cornea; retina; ocular surface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astrobiology)
Artificial Intelligence and Computational Models in Understanding Human Diseases
edited by Sergey K. Aityan
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 78 | 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)
Epigenetics, Microbiota, and Food—Shaping Immune Health and Longevity
edited by
submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 49 | 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)
Effects of Environmental Factors on Challenges of Plant Breeding: 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 45 | 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)
Trends in Microbiology 2025 submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10378 | 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)
Noninvasive Skin Imaging: The Present and the Future in General Dermatology
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5539 | Submission Open
Keywords: skin imaging; dermatoscopy; dermatology imaging; dermatosurgery; clinical dermatology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Anticancer and Anti-Inflammatory Agents
edited by Po-Jen Chen, and Shun-Hua Chen
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2147 | 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)
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatments of Intestinal Diseases
edited by Amosy Ephreim M’Koma
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open
Keywords: gastrointestinal disease/disorders; pathophysiology; diagnostics and treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
New Insights into Parkinson’s Disease: From Molecular Basis to Therapy submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1541 | 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)
New Horizons: Autoimmune-Related Thrombosis
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic autoantibodies; lupus anticoagulant (LA); anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS); heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HITT); thrombosis
(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 34 | 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)
Advances in the Glyoxalase Pathway: Implications for Oxidative Stress Management in Cancer Therapy and in Age-related Disease
edited by Laura Cianfruglia and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 32 | 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 | Viewed by 29 | 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)
Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Coeliac Diseases
edited by Paul J Ciclitira
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: coeliac disease; blood tests; dietary treatment; etiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Prosthetic Joint Infections: A Multidisciplinary Approach
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthoplastic approach; prosthetic joint infection; diagnosis and management of PJI; antibiotic therapy in periprosthetic infections
Pleural and Pulmonary Fibrosis: Pathogenesis and Possible Treatment Strategies
edited by Oluwaseun Adeyanju
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary fibrosis; pleural fibrosis; pathogenesis; therapeutic strategies; inflammation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Sleep and Sleep Apnea: Impacts, Mechanisms, and Interventions
edited by Wen-Dien Chang and Yung-An Tsou
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea; sleep medicine; sleep surgery; sleep quality; insomnia
Neurological Diseases: Prevention, Diagnostics, Treatment and Rehabilitation
edited by and Gelu Onose
submission deadline 2 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2795 | 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)
Unusual Genomic Traits in Their Evolutionary Context
edited by Miguel Naranjo-Ortiz
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 89 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 501 | 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)
Advances in Diagnostic Imaging for Systemic Disorders
edited by Christoph Strolz
submission deadline 29 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 38 | 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 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; metabolic syndrome; obesity; pathogenesis; adipokines; disease-modifying; treatment; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses 2024
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 18892 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant stress; abiotic stress; biotic stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Gastrointestinal Health: Clinical Research and Therapeutic Innovations
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13956 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; inflammatory bowel diseases; irritable bowel syndrome; gastroesophageal reflux disease; fatty liver disease; liver cirrhosis; probiotics; mediterranean diet; epidemiology; diagnosis; treatment; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
New Trends in Otorhinolaryngology submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9440 | Submission Open
Keywords: head and neck; otolaryngology; hearing loss; speech disorders; swallowing disorders; cancer; microRNA; nose; plastic surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Clinical Management and Prevention of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4396 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathologic pregnancies; ultrasound; clinical and molecular characteristics; fetal pathologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)
Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Effects of Drugs in Cancer—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3120 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; therapy; cancer drug; molecular mechanism; signaling pathways; targeted therapy; in silico drug response studies; innovative cancer treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Antimicrobial Innovations
edited by and Miho Nakamura
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1133 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; biopreservation; lactic acid bacteria; bacteriocins; bacteriophages; natural antimicrobials; antimicrobial peptides; foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial biomaterials; race for the surface; microbial growth models; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Trends in Clinical Research 2025 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; biomedical research; digital health; evidence-based medicine; health policy; new therapies; new drugs; patient-centered research; personalized medicine; translational medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Pain: New Insights into Mechanisms, Diagnosis, Therapy, and Management
edited by and I-Han Hsiao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain; mechanisms; signaling pathways; diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Obstetrics and Gynecology Medicine: From Bench to Bedside—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: obstetrics; gynecology; translational research; translational medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advancing Cancer Radiodiagnostics Through Artificial Intelligence: Techniques, Applications, and Challenges
edited by Pei-Ju Chao, , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; cancer radiodiagnostics; machine learning; tumor detection; radiomics integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Conservation Ecology and Management of Mammalian Predators submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: mammalian predators; mesocarnivores; terrestrial predators; predator– prey interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Feature Papers in Animal Science: 4th Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; microbial ecology; lipid nutrition; electron microscopy; gut microbiota; proteomics; next-generation sequencing; arthropod parasites; protease inhibitors; disease vectors; cystatin; serpin; Kunitz; tick; insect; vector– host interaction; innate immunity; shellfish immunology; bivalve molluscs; transcriptomics; diseases; hemocytes; microscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Plant Adaptation Mechanisms to Abiotic Stresses
edited by Sunchung Park and Ezekiel Ahn
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; plant adaptation mechanisms; cold; heat; drought; salinity; flooding; waterlogging; transcription factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Brain Barrier Research: Mechanisms, Function, Regulation, and Therapeutic Medicine submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain barriers; brain homeostasis; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; brain drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Diseases: Research, Technology and Clinical Practice
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; artificial intelligence; atherosclerosis; atrial fibrillation; cardiomyopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Airway Management in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
edited by Prashant Nasa and Tonny V. Veenith
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: airway management; critical care; laryngoscopy; intubation; intratracheal; emergency treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: erectile dysfunction; non-invasive methods; surgical strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Animal Reproduction and Health
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal; reproduction; genetics; heritability; disease; fertility; sperm; health; pregnancy; neonatal health and development; microbiome health and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Bioactive Compounds for Medicine and Health submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemistry; bioactive compounds; cancer; immune modulation; heart disease; diabetes; obesity; neurodegenerative diseases; neuroprotection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Novel Biomaterial-Based Fertilizing Products and Bio-Fertilizers for Sustainable Agricultural Production: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomaterials and bio-nanomaterials; bio-based hydrogels and polymers; lignocellulosic biomass and its derivatives; sustainable agriculture; biodegradability; stimuli-responsive fertilizer delivery; controlled-release fertilizers; bio-synthesis processes and characterization; control/sustained fertilizer release mechanisms; bio-fertilizers; plant growth-promoting microbes; fertilizers’ use efficiency; plant physiology; productivity; and quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Science)
Advancements in Heart Failure Research: 2nd Edition
edited by Tzu-Hurng Cheng and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac remodeling; biomarkers; precision medicine; patient-centered care; therapeutic innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
The Biology and Functions of Platelets: Emerging Challenges
edited by and Mirian Andrea Duque
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: platelet; hemostasis; toll-like receptor; immunity; phagocytosis; transfusions; von Willebrand factor; thrombocyte
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Common and Novel Markers of Inflammation and Tissue Damage in Various Pathological Conditions—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: body fluids; cytokines; damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs); inflammatory response; injury; markers of inflammation and tissue damage; metalloproteinases; novel markers; pathological conditions; proteasome; tissue damage; tissue repair processes; various diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
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