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Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol
January 2025
Center for Cardiovascular Research, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; email:
Although human genetics has substantial potential to illuminate novel disease pathways and facilitate drug development, identifying causal variants and deciphering their mechanisms remain challenging. We believe these challenges can be addressed, in part, by creatively repurposing the results of molecular trait genome-wide association studies (GWASs). In this review, we introduce techniques related to molecular GWASs and unconventionally apply them to understanding , a human coronary artery disease risk locus.
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June 2025
Department of Computer Engineering, Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Nigdi, Pune 411044, India.
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have increased interest in intelligent transportation systems, particularly autonomous vehicles. Safe navigation in traffic-heavy environments requires accurate road scene segmentation, yet traditional computer vision methods struggle with complex scenarios. This study emphasizes the role of deep learning in improving semantic segmentation using datasets like the Indian Driving Dataset (IDD), which presents unique challenges in chaotic road conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Observational studies have revealed a close relationship between reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. The receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) system, pivotal in regulating bone metabolism, has been implicated in brain function, but the causal impact on AD risk remains unclear.
Methods: We employed bi-directional Mendelian randomization (MR) and multivariable MR (MVMR) approaches to elucidate the effect of blood soluble RANKL (sRANKL) and OPG levels on AD, assessing whether this influence was independent of BMD and inflammation.
Matrix Biol
January 2025
Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany. Electronic address:
Rapid progress has been made in the exciting field of secretome research in health and disease. The tumor secretome, which is a significant proportion of the tumor proteome, is secreted into the extracellular space to promote intercellular communication and thus tumor progression. Among the many molecules of the secretome, integrins and matrix metalloproteinase 14 (MMP14) stand out as the interplay of adhesion and proteolysis drives invasion.
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December 2024
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
A key question for the scientific study of consciousness is whether it is possible to identify specific features in brain activity that are uniquely linked to conscious experience. This question has important implications for the development of markers to detect covert consciousness in unresponsive patients. In this regard, many studies have focused on investigating the neural response to complex auditory regularities.
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