If a full visual percept can be said to be a 'hypothesis', so too can a neural 'prediction'–
although the latter addresses one particular component of image content (such as 3 …

Extracellular ATP and adenosine are neuromodulators that regulate numerous neuronal
functions in the brain. Neuronal activity and brain insults such as ischemic and traumatic …

Background: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is one of the most prevalent psychological
disorders and generally co-occurs with elevated shame levels. Previous shame-specific …

Efficient waste management is necessary to transition towards a more sustainable society.
An emerging trend is to use mixed culture biotechnology to produce chemicals from organic …

Background Observational studies and some experimental investigations have indicated
that gut microbiota are closely associated with the incidence and progression of chronic …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in the early diagnosis of autoinflammatory
diseases, with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) being a notable example. HS, an …

Increasing evidence indicates that mutations and dysregulation of long non-coding RNA
(lncRNA) play a crucial role in the pathogenesis and prognosis of complex human diseases …

Background: Patients diagnosed with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and
diabetes mellitus (DM) are at a higher risk of experiencing complications and facing …

The detection of mercury ions is an important task in both environmental monitoring and cell
biology research. However, existing genetically encoded sensors for mercury ions have …

Leprosy, or Hansen's Disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium
leprae that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite persistent efforts to combat it …