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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Dec-2025 14:11 ET (11-Dec-2025 19:11 GMT/UTC)
Identification of esophageal cancer tumor antigens and immune subtypes for guiding vaccine development
National Center for Respiratory MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Journal of Thoracic Disease
Median sternotomy provides superior surgical exposure in intrathoracic tracheal malignancies: A 15-year retrospective analysis
National Center for Respiratory MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Journal of Thoracic Disease
Maximum Academic Press marks milestone: 8 journals awarded their first impact factor
Maximum Academic PressBusiness Announcement
Water and sanitation access shapes cholera burden in low- and middle-income countries
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Peer-Reviewed Publication
This study evaluated the impact of drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) on cholera across 89 low- and middle-income countries. Protective effects against cholera were observed for certain types of improved WASH facilities (e.g., piped water), while harmful effects were noted for unimproved facilities (e.g., open defecation). The disparities in WASH access contributed to inequalities in cholera burden across different regions under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) framework.
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- Global Transitions
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China
Geostationary satellite breaks down geographical barriers in ultra-remote robotic hepatectomy
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Peer-Reviewed Publication
A Chinese research team has successfully utilized geostationary satellite communication (632 ms latency) to remotely control robotic surgical systems in Beijing from Lhasa, performing precision liver resection surgeries on two liver cancer patients. Intraoperative robotic arm tracking error remained below 0.5 mm, with both patients discharged within 24 hours postoperatively and no severe complications reported. This study marks the first validation of safety in remote surgery under high-latency satellite conditions, offering a groundbreaking solution for underserved regions, disaster zones, and space medicine.
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- Intelligent Surgery
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- National Key R&D Program of China, Beijing AI þ Health Collaborative Innovation Cultivation
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy: an optimal strategy for localizing multiple pulmonary nodules
National Center for Respiratory MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
In this March 2025 issue of Translational Lung Cancer Research, a pioneering study, led by Professor Shuben Li from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, presents compelling evidence demonstrating the efficacy, accuracy and safety of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy-guided dye marking (ENBDM).
The article entitled "A better option for localization of multiple pulmonary nodules in the ipsilateral lung: electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopyguided preoperative localizationl". This retrospective study compared ENBDM with conventional CT-guided percutaneous lung puncture (CTPLP) in 203 patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery between 2018 and 2023, supporting ENBDM as an optimal strategy for localizing multiple ipsilateral lung nodules.
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- Translational Lung Cancer Research
Scientists unveiled the function of plant hormone regulatory network in tomato warfare against dodder parasitization
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Peer-Reviewed Publication
Cultivated tomato plants exhibit a hypersensitive response (HR) upon dodder parasitization, resulting in a complete blockade of dodder attachment and subsequent establishment of parasitism. A new study from the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, reveals that when dodder initiates parasitization, tomato plants use the plant hormones jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA) to regulate a gene encoding a receptor-like protein CuRe1 to activate HR.
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- Plant Diversity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Key Project of Applied Basic Research Program of Yunnan, Chinese Academy of Sciences Light of West China Program, Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program “Young Talents” Project
New nanoparticles offer safer, more effective drug delivery
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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- Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation, Nantong Natural Science Foundation, XJTLU Research Development Fund
From cards to code: reviving Europe’s battle against biliary atresia
Zhejiang UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- World Journal of Pediatric Surgery