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Metatranscriptomic analysis reveals the diversity of RNA viruses in ticks in Inner Mongolia, China

Author summary Ticks are important vectors of zoonotic diseases and play a major role in the circulation and transmission of such diseases. In this study, ticks collected from March 2021 to May 2023 were pooled and subjected to metatranscriptomic analysis to …

2024-12-11 14:00

"Indefensible": U.S. Continues Deporting Haitians Amid Political Instability, Massacres

Nearly 200 Haitians in Port-au-Prince were killed over the weekend on the orders of a powerful gang leader who reportedly targeted elderly practitioners of voodoo because he blamed them for sickening his son. The massacre is the latest chapter in Haiti’s ongo…

2024-12-11 13:30

UK's first CCS initiative by Northern Endurance Partnership

UK's first CCS initiative by Northern Endurance Partnership

2024-12-10 15:14

Non-apical plateau potentials and persistent firing induced by metabotropic cholinergic modulation in layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in the rat prefrontal cortex

Here we describe a type of depolarising plateau potentials (PPs; sustained depolarisations outlasting the stimuli) in layer 2/3 pyramidal cells (L2/3PC) in rat prefrontal cortex (PFC) slices, using whole-cell somatic recordings. To our knowledge, this PP type…

2024-12-10 14:00

TNF-α exacerbates SARS-CoV-2 infection by stimulating CXCL1 production from macrophages

Author summary Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cause severe morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although mounting evidence indicates that the virus-induced cytokine storm associates with severity of COVID-19, the pathological role of inflammatory cytokines…

2024-12-09 14:00

Magbot Robotic Magnetic Navigation Ablation Catheter Approved by China's NMPA

Magbot Robotic Magnetic Navigation Ablation Catheter Approved by China's NMPA

2024-12-09 12:28