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Body temperature drives azole tolerance in Candida albicans by hindering the autophagic degradation of Erg11

Author(s): Feng Y; Zhen C; Li W; Whiteway M; Fang X; Shen X; Jiang Y; Lu H;

Human body temperature has been shown to limit the antifungal efficacy of azoles; however, the precise mechanisms underlying this limitation remain insufficiently understood. In this study, we observed that short-term exposure (24 h) to human body temperature (37 °C), in contrast to 30 °C, significantly enhances the tolerance of Candida albicans to azol ...

Article GUID: 42361441


Human sex-specific hormone effects on cerebrovascular health in males and females

Author(s): Intzandt B; Potvin-Jutras Z; Gauthier CJ;

Circulating sex hormone levels decrease in aging, influencing cerebrovascular health. Estradiol has been shown to support female vascular and brain health, though its effects across the menopausal transition remain unknown. Similarly, the influence of testosterone and other hormones in females is not clear. In males, testosterone is associated with posi ...

Article GUID: 42361914


From Rapid Reviews to Rapid Living Evidence Synthesis: Lessons From COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Reviews for Canadian Public Health Decision-Making

Author(s): Wu N; Joyal-Desmarais K; Linkins LA; Flórez ID; Bacon SL;

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic demanded evidence synthesis approaches that could keep pace with rapidly evolving science and urgent policy needs. Rapid reviews and living evidence syntheses (LES) emerged as critical methodological responses, yet limited guidance exists for teams undertaking such work, particularly regarding the operational challenges ...

Article GUID: 42282099


Transwell membrane material affects myogenic differentiation in human primary myoblast-adipocyte co-culture

Author(s): Plissonneau C; Tam BT; Garneau PY; Morais JA; Piekny A; Santosa S;

Transwell co-culture systems are models for examining cellular crosstalk, but the impact of porous membrane material on myogenic outcomes remains uncharacterized. We investigated the influence of transwell membrane material on myoblast differentiation in co-culture with human primary adipocytes and in varying concentrations of insulin-transferrin-seleni ...

Article GUID: 42260998


Importin-β1 functions as a chromatin sensor to position the contractile ring for cytokinesis

Author(s): Brancheriau CR; Larocque K; Schick G; Tountas I; Perlman A; Piekny A;

Cytokinesis, the final step of cell division, relies on ingression of a precisely positioned actomyosin ring. Chromatin-associated Ran-GTP fine-tunes ring position, although the mechanism remains unclear. We hypothesize that depletion of Ran-GTP between segregating chromosomes leads to equatorial enrichment of importins, promoting recruitment of the sca ...

Article GUID: 42225064


Atmospheric aging of tire rubber antioxidants forms complex mixtures that trigger inflammation in human macrophages

Author(s): Peng C; Liggio J; Moussa SG; Tang Y; Johannessen C; Zhang X; Zhang Z; Li L; Harner T; Saini A; Hung H; Wentzell J; Wheeler MJ; Dabek-Zlotorzynska E; Yassine M; Liu Q; Tang M; Friel-Bartlett Z; Abdul-Sater AA;

Antioxidants added to tires to prevent degradation have recently been recognized as emerging environmental contaminants. While their acute aquatic toxicity has raised concern, these compounds are also emitted to the atmosphere and can be associated with particulate matter (PM). On PM they can r ...

Article GUID: 42191547


Practices to Reduce Stigma and Discrimination Towards Older Transitional Housing Clients

Author(s): Canham SL; Richardson LR; Aaenson-Fletcher J; Weldrick R; Walsh CA;

Homelessness remains an enduring social issue, in part, due to the stigmatization of and discrimination toward people experiencing homelessness, known as homeism. Despite extant research on the topic, little is known about how homeism, enacted through stigmatization and discrimination, may occur within transitional housing programs or among older people ...

Article GUID: 42184413


Does Intranasal Oxytocin Reduce Symptoms of Mental Disorders? A Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials

Author(s): Bonnieux J; Gumuchian ST; Harboun A; Trespalacios F; Bélisle KA; Haddad A; Quintus-Bosz O; McLellan A; Chester-Trudel L; Garred D; Resendes T; Hazel L; Wong SF; Ellenbogen MA;

Intranasal administration of oxytocin has been shown to enhance social cognition and reduce stress reactivity in healthy individuals, suggesting therapeutic potential for mental disorders. However, clinical trials have produced mixed results. Following a systematic search, data were extracted f ...

Article GUID: 42134427


em Trans /em -eQTLs reveal the architecture of human gene regulatory networks

Author(s): Warmerdam CAR; Westra HJ; van der Graaf A; Bonder MJ; Deelen P; van Lieshout T; Landman AJ; Jesse M; Strober BJ; Boltz T; Lapinska S; Nagpal S; Xie M; Tay D; Kirsten H; Naeem H; Raghavan V; Farzeen A; Teumer A; Favé MJ; Persyn E; Tokol ...

Many non-coding variants influence complex traits and diseases through gene regulation, yet the mechanisms linking these variants to downstream biology remain poorly understood. Here, we present eQTLGen Phase 2, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of gene expression quantitative trait loci (eQ ...

Article GUID: 42051578


Resistance training and subcortical vascular cognitive impairment: A 12-month randomized trial

Author(s): Liu-Ambrose T; Falck RS; Dao E; Crockett RA; Barha CK; Silva NCBS; Alkeridy WA; Best JR; Hsiung GR; Field TS; Madden KM; Davis JC; Ten Brinke LF; Tam RC;

Introduction: It is unknown whether progressive resistance training (PRT) improves cognitive function in adults with cerebral small vessel disease and mild cognitive impairment (i.e., subcortical vascular cognitive impairment [SVCI]). Methods: We conducted a 12-month randomized trial comparing ...

Article GUID: 41795685


Tuning Deep Learning for Predicting Aluminum Prices Under Different Sampling: Bayesian Optimization Versus Random Search

Author(s): Alicia Estefania Antonio Figueroa

This work implements deep learning models to capture non-linear and complex data behavior in aluminum price data. Deep learning models include the long short-term memory (LSTM) and deep feedforward neural networks (FFNN). The support vector regression (SVR) is employed as a base model for comparison. Each predictive model is tuned by using two different ...

Article GUID: 41751647


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