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Understanding Nasal Inflammation: The Interplay of Diagnosis, Endotypes, and Environmental Shifts
edited by Simonetta Masieri and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 586 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhinology; allergy; immunology; environment; pollution; microbiome; inflammation; united airway disease; lymphocyte cells; interleukins
Breath and Balance: Interdisciplinary Insights into Respiratory-Based Rehabilitation
edited by Alexandru Florian Crisan
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 870 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary rehabilitation; breathing exercises respiratory function mind– body connection balance and posture control; psychophysiological mechanisms; mental well-being; functional performance
Molecular and Translational Advances in Hearing Loss and Cochlear Disorders
edited by Toru Miwa
submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open
Keywords: tympanic membrane regeneration; otitis media; inner ear inflammation; labyrinthitis; cochlear homeostasis; tympanofibrosis; tympanosclerosis; molecular otology; translational research; hearing loss mechanisms; regenerative medicine in otology
Artificial Intelligence in Oncologic Imaging: Advances in Medical Image Segmentation and Predictive Modelling
edited by Orazio Gambino and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5559 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical image segmentation; oncologic imaging; radiomics; deep learning; machine learning; predictive modelling; vision language models; multimodal imaging; precision medicine
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cardiovascular Medicine submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7167 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; patient care; preventive cardiology; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Disease)
Adjunctive and Device-Aided Therapies in Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | Submission Open
Keywords: apomorphine; deep brain stimulation; device-aided therapies; intestinal gel; levodopa; movement disorders; on-demand therapies; Parkinson's disease; subcutaneous
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurosciences)
Obesity, Meta-Inflammation and Non-Communicable Disease Pathogenesis
edited by Staffan Hildebrand
submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1165 | Submission Open
Keywords: obesity; overweight; metaflammation; non-communicable disease; inflammation; adipose tissue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases)
Molecular Mechanisms and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Psychiatric Disorders submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychiatric disorders; molecular mechanism; drug discovery; new treatment strategy; biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Neurosciences)
Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy: Real-World Evidence, Stewardship Strategies, and Outpatient Care Models
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; real-world evidence; infectious diseases; antimicrobial optimization; clinical outcomes; patient safety; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; pharmacogenetics; healthcare resource utilization
Clinical Applications of Bedside Systematic and Contrast-Enhanced (Clinical) Ultrasound Tomography in Internal Medicine (B-SCOUT-IM) submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasonography; ultrasonography; doppler; contrast media; microbubbles; point-of-care systems; internal medicine; diagnostic imaging; decision making; monitoring; physiologic; systematic clinical ultrasound; bedside ultrasound; contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)
Traditional Surgery and Minimally Invasive Approaches to Valvular Heart Disease
edited by Paolo Nardi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4629 | Submission Open
Keywords: Aortic valve surgery; Aortic valve replacement surgery; trans-catheter aortic valve replacement; minimally invasive approaches to heart valve replacement; rapid deployment aortic valve prostheses
Sickle Cell Disease
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open
Keywords: sickle cell disease; hemoglobin; vaso-occlusion; anemia; genomics; epigenomics; proteomics; metabolomics; gene therapy; clinical trials
Sepsis Management and Therapeutic Strategies: From Early Recognition to Advanced Interventions
edited by , Evangelos Giamarellos-Bourboulis and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open
Keywords: sepsis management; therapeutic strategies; early recognition; adjuvant therapies; omics and cellular function; personalized treatment; immune response; artificial intelligence in sepsis
Artificial Intelligence and Computational Modeling for Next-Generation Medical Imaging and Therapy
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in medical imaging; multimodal data fusion; predictive digital twins; generative models for image reconstruction; autonomous surgical and therapeutic systems; quality assurance; explainable and trustworthy AI; federated learning in healthcare
Multi-Omics Profiling: Paving the Path Toward Precision Medicine in Cancer Therapy submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; proteomics; biomarkers; multi-omics integration; precision therapy; transcriptomics; metabolomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer and Cancer-Related Research)
Clinical Advances in Perioperative Analgesia and Anesthesia submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: perioperative medicine; peripheral nerve blocks; multimodal analgesia; ERAS; quality indices; patient safety; closed-loop anesthesia; regional anesthesia; green anesthesia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care Medicine)
Integrative Multi-Omics and Data‑Driven Biomarker Discovery in Human Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: omics technologies; machine learning; biomarkers; systems biology; precision medicine; integrative analysis; bioinformatics; disease analytics; molecular networks; AI systems
Dynamics of Cardiovascular Control in Health and Disease
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart rate variability; linear and nonlinear time series analysis; multisystemic interactions; cardiovascular and physiological adaptation; cardiovascular alterations in acute and chronic diseases; clinical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Disease)
Advances in Pregnancy: From Risk Prediction to Precision Epidemiology
edited by , Imre Boncz and Henriette Pusztafalvi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: pregnancy; maternal health; fetal development; risk prediction; precision epidemiology; high-risk pregnancy; pregnancy complications; perinatal outcomes; health service accessibility; healthcare disparities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gynecology)
Advances and Challenges in Headache and Migraine Management: A Global Perspective submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5221 | Submission Open
Keywords: headache; migraine; management; prevention; unmet need
Molecular and Cellular Innovations in Cancer Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer biology; molecular pathways; tumor microenvironment; targeted therapy; biomarkers; 3d bioprinting; organoids; stem cells; regenerative medicine; tissue regeneration
Feature Papers in Section “Cancer and Cancer-Related Research”
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 46 articles | Viewed by 65208 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer genetics; tumor immunology; cancer epidemiology; diagnostic biomarkers; cancer epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer and Cancer-Related Research)
Endovascular Management of Complex Aortic Pathologies and Complications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4836 | Submission Open
Keywords: endovascular aortic diseases repair; thoraco-abdominal aortic diseases management; juxtarenal abdominal aortic diseases; pararenal abdominal aortic diseases; complex aortic pathologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cardiovascular Disease)
Translational Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Medicine, Emergency Diagnostics, Medical Genetics and Neuropathology submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; forensic medicine; emergency medicine; neuropathology; digital pathology; high-througput genomics; multimodal data integration; medico-legal ethics; predictive modeling; machine learning
Insights into the Modern Landscape of Cancer Therapeutics submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; immunotherapy; tyrosine kinase inhibitors; antibody-drug conjugates; solid tumors; hematologic tumors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cancer and Cancer-Related Research)
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