2026

Authors Dittrich GM, Zimmermann WH. Journal Cell Stem Cell Citation Cell Stem Cell. 2026 Aug 6;33(8):1243-1245. Abstract Modeling of cardiac pathologies in tissue-engineered models is coming of age. Two independent studies by Reid et al.1 and Tani et al.2 present in-depth multi-phenomics data from a human cardiac organoid (hCO) model

Authors Upmanyu N, Olsthoorn L, Leon S, Sambandan S, Perego E, Mimoso T, Socrier L, Cretich M, Chiari M, Steinem C, Köster S, Jahn R Journal Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces Citation Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2026 Aug 3;268(Pt 2):116020. Abstract Loading of synaptic vesicles with neurotransmitters, an essential step

Authors Plota D, Nosheen Saleem H, Lin KH, Wali R, Cheruiyot C, Münzel L, Hutschenreiter T, Tiburcy M, Meyer T, Habeck M, Wiedmann F, Schmidt C, Zimmermann WH, Ebert A Journal Journal of Translational Medicine Citation J Transl Med (2026). Abstract Background: Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are now widely

Authors Schween L, Burchert JP, van der Heyden M, Schultheis D, Mücke N, Köster S, Strelkov SV, Herrmann H, Fabry B Journal BioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2026.07.22.740046. Abstract In muscle cells, desmin intermediate filaments form a cytoskeletal network that maintains the structural integrity and mechanical coupling of myofibrils. Dominant missense mutations

Authors Herwerth M, Wyss MT, Schmid NB, Lasne A, Condrau J, Ravotto L, Mateos Melero JM, Kaech A, Bredell G, Thomas C, Kim R, Kukanja P, Korobeynyk VL, Stadelmann C, Misgeld T, Bennett JL, Jessberger S, Saab AS, Liddelow SA, Weber B Journal Nature Neuroscience Citation Nat Neurosci. 2026 Jul

Authors Sala FA, Hillen HS Journal Trends in Biochemical Sciences Citation Trends Biochem Sci. 2026 Jul 17:S0968-0004(26)00203-3. Abstract Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly pathogenic, nonsegmented, negative-sense RNA virus (nsNSV) from the Mononegavirales order that causes frequent outbreaks, with no approved treatment available. Replication and transcription of its genome are

Authors Rebs S, Sedaghat-Hamedani F, Kayvanpour E, Eberl H, Berečić B, Dudek J, Wagensohner N, Seedorf A, Unsöld JK, Hübscher D, Reich C, Klein T, Doose S, Nikolaev VO, Buchwald T, Wagdi A, Kohlhaas M, Dybkova N, Morais Costa P, Guan K, Hasenfuss G, Rog-Zielinska EA, Sossalla S, Sauer M,

Authors Fuchs U, Schroeder S, Pena T, Krueger DM, Burkhardt S, Schuetz AL, Sananbenesi F, Fischer A Journal BioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2026.07.03.736437. Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are increasingly recognized as regulators of cellular identity and disease associated gene expression programs, yet their role in astrocyte reactivity remains poorly understood.