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Advances in microneedle-based drug delivery system for metabolic diseases: structural considerations, design strategies, and future perspectives

Yao Li, Qiu Chen, Tingting Wang, Zengkai Ji et al. • Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2025)

Abstract As the prevalence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity continue to rise, the search for more effective and convenient treatments has become a crucial issue in medical research. Microneedles (MNs), as an innovative dru...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12951-025-03432-9

Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium Species in Children with Diarrhea in North West of Iran

Behroz Mahdavi poor, Mohammad Asgharzadeh, Esmaeel Fallah, Kareem Hatam-Nahavandi et al. • International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Medicine (2015)

Cryptosporidium is one of the most common causes of childhood diarrhea in developing countries. The aim of this randomized pilot study was to detect and characterize infective species and determine the genotypes of Cryptosporidium parasites...

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Convergent Adaptation in the Dominant Global Hospital Clone ST239 of Methicillin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content>

Sarah L. Baines, Kathryn E. Holt, Mark B. Schultz, Torsten Seemann et al. • mBio (2015)

ABSTRACT Infections caused by highly successful clones of hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) are a major public health burden. The globally dominant sequence type 239 (ST239) HA-MRSA clone has persiste...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00080-15

Antibacterial and antioxidant effects of Punicalagin extracts from Punica granatum peels

Saidakhon T. Islamova, Moxira A. Nazarova, Aktam U. Burkhanov, Fayzulla Khamraev et al. • Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences (2025)

The growing recognition of the health-promoting potential of compounds derived from natural sources, particularly those exhibiting antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, has resulted in a surge of research publications dedicated to explo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22124/cjes.2025.8570

Gamma-irradiated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, OZG-38.61.3, confers protection from SARS-CoV-2 challenge in human ACEII-transgenic mice

Raife Dilek Turan, Cihan Tastan, Derya Dilek Kancagi, Bulut Yurtsever et al. • Scientific Reports (2021)

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 virus caused the most severe pandemic around the world, and vaccine development for urgent use became a crucial issue. Inactivated virus formulated vaccines such as Hepatitis A and smallpox proved to be reliable appr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95086-4

High level non-carbapenemase carbapenem resistance by overlaying mutations of mexR, oprD, and ftsI in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Yan Yang, Xue Li, Lang Sun, Xiu-Kun Wang et al. • Microbiology Spectrum (2025)

ABSTRACT Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) is a global threat, but the mechanism of non-carbapenemase carbapenem resistance is still unclear. In the current study, we investigated the contributions of point mutations in mex...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01398-24

Bioremediation of Persistent Organic Pollutant—Oxybenzone with <i>Pleurotus djamor</i>

Agata Kryczyk-Poprawa, Wojciech Baran, Katarzyna Sułkowska-Ziaja, Katarzyna Kała et al. • Applied Sciences (2025)

Oxybenzone, a common sunscreen ingredient, has been widely detected in various environmental matrices, posing significant ecological and health risks. The present study demonstrates, for the first time, the capacity of Pleurotus djamor to d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app15094707

Genetic signatures of exceptional longevity: a comprehensive analysis of coding region single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in centenarians and supercentenarians

Audre Preena Maria Sundar Raj, Gayathri Selvakumar, James Clement, George M. Church et al. • Human Genomics (2025)

Abstract Aging, a complex biological process, entails sequential changes in organisms that elevate the risk of frailty, disease, and mortality, affecting individuals at the level of cellular, organ, and organism. This process is influenced ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40246-025-00772-3

Data supporting the angiotensin II activates MEL18 to deSUMOylate HSF2 for hypertension-related heart failure

Chih-Yang Huang, Chia-Hua Kuo, Pei-Ying Pai, Tsung-Jung Ho et al. • Data in Brief (2018)

In association with the published article “Inhibition of HSF2 SUMOylation via MEL18 upregulates IGF-IIR and leads to hypertension-induced cardiac hypertrophy” (Huang et al., 2017) [1], this data article contains information about deSUMOylat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.11.040

The antibiogram of Pus cultures in Federal Tertiary Care Hospital, Islamabad and its utility in antimicrobial stewardshipThe antibiogram of pus cultures in federal tertiary care hospital, Islamabad and its utility in antimicrobial stewardship

Farhan Kursheed, Asraar Tabassum, Umme Farwa, Samia Wazir et al. • Iranian Journal of Microbiology (2024)

Background and Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a significant global health threat. Infections caused by Multi Drug-Resistant (MDR) bacteria pose formidable challenges in terms of treatment options and patient outcomes. P...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18502/ijm.v16i1.14871

SIRT1 and miR-34a as Potential Plasma Biomarkers in the Acute Phase of Ischemic Stroke

Mitra Ansari, Moslem Esmati, Seyed khalil Rashidi, Shahram Rafie et al. • International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Medicine (2025)

Stroke is the major cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Identification of molecular biomarkers in the early hours after stroke is important in terms of both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. miR-34a, a highly expressed miRNA...

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The Advancement of Medical Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Economic Opportunities and Challenges

Jiawen Chen • Highlights in Business Economics and Management (2023)

Starting from decades ago, medical biotechnology has revolutionized the healthcare industry by offering new hopes for previously untreatable diseases and improving overall health outcomes. To explore the advancements in medical biotechnolog...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc DOI: https://doi.org/10.54097/45c92q28

Isolation, characterization, and genomic analysis of a novel phage WSPA with lytic activity against Serratia marcescens

Lijuan Li, Kunkun Li, Yu Mi, Xiumei Wu et al. • Microbiology Spectrum (2025)

ABSTRACT Serratia marcescens is an established pathogen implicated in hospital-acquired infections and is notorious for its propensity to form biofilms on medical devices, leading to persistent environmental contamination and increased infe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02716-24

Reimbursement Legislations and Decision Making for Orphan Drugs in Central and Eastern European Countries

Krzysztof Piotr Malinowski, Paweł Kawalec, Wojciech Trąbka, Marcin Czech et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2019)

BackgroundReimbursement policies influence access of patients to orphan drugs in the European countries.ObjectivesTo provide a comprehensive description of orphan drug reimbursement policies and to assess reimbursement decision-making proce...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00487

Prevalence of Obesity and Malnutrition among School-Aged Children of the District Peshawar

Usman Shah1, Usman Saeed2, Maryam Bibi3,, , Shakir Ullah3 et al. • Egyptian Journal of Nutrition (2024)

ABSTRACTMalnutrition and Obesity are worldwide health phenomena so the aims of the study were to assist the prevalence of obesity and malnutrition among school-aged children of the district Peshawar. Institutional based cross-sectional stud...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/enj.2024.391626

Current Evidence on Gene-Based and Epigenetic Therapeutic, Diagnostic, and Prognostic Strategies in Epithelial-Derived Carcinomas: A Scoping Review

Joshua George Thomas, Mohammed Ayyub, Lovely M. Annamma, Prathibha Prasad et al. • Biomedicines (2026)

Background: Epithelial-derived carcinomas exhibit genomic instability due to genetic mutation and epigenetic dysregulation. Mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and noncoding RNA regulation may lead to tumor progressio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines14102234

Lipidomic Analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos

Hung-Chi Yang, Cheng-Yu Hung, Yi-Yun Pan, Szecheng Lo et al. • Bio-Protocol (2017)

Metabolomic is an emerging field of system biology. Lipidomic, a branch of metabolomic, aims to characterize lipophilic metabolites in biological systems. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a genetically tractable and versatile animal m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2554