UFGI Publication Round-Up: Week of 2/23/2026

Tesfaigzi Y, Yildirim AÖ, Polverino F, Conlon TM, Sidhaye V, Sauler M, Raju SV, Jurkowska RZ, Chandra D, Cho MH, Silverman EK, Sun RC, Castaldi P, Tata PR, Benam KH, Antony L, Lehmann M, Kosmider B, Bahmed K, Negasi ZH, Bankoti K, Swaby C, Lagowala DA, Vural Y, Bayram H, Faner R, Washko G, Bui DS, Celli B, Wasnick RM, Neptune E.

JCI Insight. 2026 Feb 23;11(4):e199693. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.199693. eCollection 2026 Feb 23.

PMID: 41729077

Vitamin B2 and B3 nutrigenomics reveals a therapy for NAXD disease.

Garg A, Blume SY, Huynh H, Barrios AM, Karabulut OO, Zhao Q, Midha AD, Turner AW, Resnick BV, Chen X, Agrawal A, Kim J, Chen L, Ran Q, Ryan AM, Larson RC, Negahban M, Nelson SCK, Yang AC, Traglia M, Thomas R, Sun R, Paredes M, Corces MR, Lin H, Jain IH.

Cell. 2026 Feb 25:S0092-8674(26)00109-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2026.01.022. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41747729

A two-stage GAN-based instrumental variable method for causal analysis of omics data.

Zhou Y, Geng P, Zhang S, Jin W, Chen L, Xiao F, Li Z, Lu Q.

Brief Bioinform. 2026 Jan 7;27(1):bbag071. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbag071.

PMID: 41729822

DeepJ: Graph Convolutional Transformers with Differentiable Pooling for Patient Trajectory Modeling.

Li D, Yao Z, Liang M, Liu M.

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2025 May 22;2024:734-743. eCollection 2024.

PMID: 41726469

Machine learning-driven nanoparticle-enhanced paper chromogenic array sensor approach for detecting sub-lethally injured Salmonella in low moisture food.

Jia Z, Holliday EG, Tang EC, Russo HB, Rootes TR, Luo Y, Yu H, Wang D, Zhang B.

Food Res Int. 2026 Apr 1;229:118523. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.118523. Epub 2026 Jan 26.

PMID: 41763837

Tnni3k Is Cardioprotective in Viral Myocarditis.

Tjen K, Song R, Westbury BC, Lewis LA, Tao G, DeLeon-Pennell KY, Bruno KA, Sucov HM.

J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2026 Jan 30;13(2):69. doi: 10.3390/jcdd13020069.

PMID: 41745317

Prevalence of Intracranial and Cervical Artery Abnormalities in Patients with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Presenting to an Academic Headache Clinic.

Rozen TD, Bruno KA, Rozen EM, Wilson FC, Tweet MS, Shields RC, Hayes SN, Knight DRT, Gajarawala SN, Sandhu SJS, Bhatt AA, Fairweather D.

Neurol Int. 2026 Feb 11;18(2):33. doi: 10.3390/neurolint18020033.

PMID: 41745718

Evolution of highly repetitive silk genes in the Luna moth, Actias luna.

Foquet B, Eccles LE, Markee A, Triant DA, Frandsen PB, Stoppel WL, Kawahara AY.

Genome Biol Evol. 2026 Feb 25:evag036. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evag036. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41738778

Reply to Lago, T.R.; Bolognani, F. Comment on “Nazarloo et al. Oxytocin, Vasopressin and Stress: A Hormetic Perspective. Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2025, 47, 632″.

Nazarloo HP, Kingsbury MA, Lamont H, Dale CV, Nazarloo P, Davis JM, Porges EC, Cuffe SP, Carter CS.

Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2026 Feb 10;48(2):194. doi: 10.3390/cimb48020194.

PMID: 41751456

Intramuscular Adipose Tissue Accumulation is a Key Determinant of Limb Function in Peripheral Artery Disease.

Palzkill VR, Moparthy D, Yang Q, Choi J, Liu X, Kim K, Appu AB, Pass CG, Berceli SA, Sigmund CD, Scali ST, Kopinke D, Ryan TE.

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jan 29:2026.01.27.701833. doi: 10.64898/2026.01.27.701833.

PMID: 41659597

Automating Lung-RADS Categorization And Follow-Up Recommendations Using In-Context Learning With Large Language Models.

Zhou T, Chen A, Hu Y, Lou X, He X, Huang Y, Hochhegger B, Mehta H, Prosperi M, Guo Y, Bian J.

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2025 May 22;2024:1567-1576. eCollection 2024.

PMID: 41726431

Physiological Interpretation of the Lactate to Pyruvate AUC Ratio for Hyperpolarized [1-¹³C]-Pyruvate Studies.

Boyce RT, Harlan CJ, Wang Q, Walker CM, Lai SY, Merritt ME, Bankson JA.

Magn Reson Med. 2026 Feb 27. doi: 10.1002/mrm.70309. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41761412

Author Correction: Machine learning models predict long COVID outcomes based on baseline clinical and immunologic factors.

Doni Jayavelu N, Samaha H, Wimalasena ST, Hoch A, Gygi JP, Gabernet G, Ozonoff A, Liu S, Milliren CE, Levy O, Baden LR, Melamed E, Ehrlich LIR, McComsey GA, Sekaly RP, Cairns CB, Haddad EK, Schaenman J, Shaw AC, Hafler DA, Montgomery RR, Corry DB, Kheradmand F, Atkinson MA, Brakenridge SC, Agudelo Higuit NI, Metcalf JP, Hough CL, Messer WB, Pulendran B, Nadeau KC, Davis MM, Geng LN, Fernandez Sesma A, Simon V, Krammer F, Kraft M, Bime C, Calfee CS, Erle DJ, Langelier CR; IMPACC Network; Guan L, Maecker HT, Peters B, Kleinstein SH, Reed EF, Augustine AD, Diray-Arce J, Becker PM, Rouphael N, Altman MC.

Commun Med (Lond). 2026 Feb 23;6(1):125. doi: 10.1038/s43856-026-01425-9.

PMID: 41730996

Biosensors in dental, oral and craniofacial applications.

Tai Y, Li Y, Mornay KM, Woodard MK, Wang W, Yang X, Pan J.

NPJ Biosens. 2026;3(1):14. doi: 10.1038/s44328-026-00079-w. Epub 2026 Feb 19.

PMID: 41726167

Breast cancer screening and cancer prognosis in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Huang Y, Li Y, Lou X, Islam JY, Liang M, George TJ, Bian J, Guo Y.

JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Feb 27:pkag019. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkag019. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41761572

Single-cell transcriptional atlas reveals distinct immune-chondrocyte crosstalk mechanisms in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis induced by different types of occlusal disorder.

Wang K, Li Y, Xiang S, Shao N, Wang P, Yang X, Han X, Li Q, Xu H.

Int J Oral Sci. 2026 Mar 1;18(1):22. doi: 10.1038/s41368-025-00424-1.

PMID: 41764220

Temporary Transvenous Diaphragm Neurostimulation for Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation (RESCUE-3): A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Dres M, Ewert R, Conrad SA, Ataya A, Shrager J, Mortaza S, Delamaire F, Nilius G, Heine A, Mehta N, Ways J, Evans D, Paulon G, Khandwala F, Berry N, Viele K, Nelson T, Gilbertson M, Similowski T, Gama de Abreu M, Goligher EC; RESCUE-3 Trial Investigators.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jan 1;212(1):86-94. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202505-1056OC.

PMID: 40498082

Family imprint reveals basin-wide patterns of Amazon forest embolism resistance.

Tavares JV, Gloor E, Silva TSF, Oliveira RS, Coelho de Souza F, Signori-Müller C, Diniz FC, Pereira L, Acosta M, Gilpin M, Marca Zevallos MJ, Salas Yupayccana CA, Perez-Mullisaca FM, Jancoski H, Scalon MC, Schwantes Marimon B, Marimon Junior BH, Malhi Y, Oliveras Menor I, Rowland L, Meir P, Bittencourt P, Carlos Lola da Costa A, Santos JAR, Teixeira de Oliveira R, Esquivel-Muelbert A, Álvarez-Dávila E, Alexiades MN, de Oliveira EA, Andrade A, Aragão L, Araujo-Murakami A, Arroyo L, Aymard G, Barroso JG, Bonal D, Brienen R, Céron C, Camargo JL, Silva R, Castro W, Chave J, Comiskey J, Daly DC, Derroire G, Disney M, Dourdain A, Fauset S, Feldpausch T, Flores Llampazo G, Hérault B, Hernández L, Higuchi N, Honorio Coronado EN, Jimenez-Rojas E, Kalamandeen M, Laurance S, Laurance W, Lewis S, Lima AS, Monteagudo-Mendoza A, Morandi P, NúñezVargas P, Neill D, Palacios W, Parada Gutierrez A, Pardo-Molina G, Peñuela-Mora MC, Pitman N, Rojas R, Prieto A, Réjou-Méchain M, Ramírez-Angulo H, Cerruto Ribeiro S, Ruokolainen K, Salomão RP, Serrano J, Sierra R, Ruschel AR, Silveira M, Ter Steege H, Terborgh J, Valenzuela Gamarra L, Vásquez Martinez R, Vieira I, Vilanova Torre E, Vos VA, Wang O, Young K, Muscarella R, Dexter KG, Baker TR, Phillips OL, Mencuccini M, Galbraith D.

Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 26;17(1):2073. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69892-1.

PMID: 41748610

Harmonizing Medicare Claims Data with OMOP: A Validated ETL Pipeline.

Lee YA, Lu Y, Bian J, Guo JS, He X.

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2025 May 22;2024:715-723. eCollection 2024.

PMID: 41726451

Functional and structural pathologies in skeletal muscle of a rat model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Lee YI, Hart CC, Henley-Beasley CS, Herr JS, Zerpa E, Barton ER, Hammers DW, Sweeney HL.

Skelet Muscle. 2026 Feb 25. doi: 10.1186/s13395-026-00419-4. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41742301

Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants Desorb and Weather after Exposure to Bioregenerative Life Support System Effluent.

Coker HR, Saetta D, Tessema MM, Smith JL, Richardson-Gongora CA, Fischer JA, Roberts HI, Roberson LB, Howe JA.

ACS Earth Space Chem. 2026 Jan 7;10(2):441-454. doi: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00267. eCollection 2026 Feb 19.

PMID: 41736900

Exploring Cooperation among Social Pathogens: A Computational Perspective.

Ramirez-Mata AS, Browne C, Doster RS, Salemi M, Magalis BR.

FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2026 Feb 24:fuag007. doi: 10.1093/femsre/fuag007. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41733245

Tissue-specific immune and MAPK signatures in models of reduced Progranulin and Western diet.

Merchak AR, de Sousa Rodrigues ME, Cole C, Neighbarger N, Bhavsar N, Wallings RL, Joers V, Chang J, Kelly SD, Sampson TR, Tansey MG.

Neurobiol Dis. 2026 Mar;220:107287. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2026.107287. Epub 2026 Jan 26.

PMID: 41605331

Kenaf Core as an Alternative Soilless Growing Medium: A Review.

Austin CC, Parrish SB, Clark DG, Wilkie AC.

Plants (Basel). 2026 Feb 23;15(4):666. doi: 10.3390/plants15040666.

PMID: 41754372

Trial of Preemptive Pharmacogenetic Testing in Underserved Patients (TOPP UP): Study Framework and Baseline Characteristics of Randomized Controlled Trial Participants.

Miranda AM, Lteif C, Fofanova I, Gawronski BE, Elwood EN, Norris ML, Cicali EJ, Salloum RG, Nguyen KA, Jones RE, Harrell G, Malaty JZ, Cavallari LH, Duarte JD.

Clin Transl Sci. 2026 Mar;19(3):e70502. doi: 10.1111/cts.70502.

PMID: 41730801

The role of Id genes on pulmonary hypertension development in left heart failure.

Lteif C, Wachs P, Sharma RK, Duarte JD.

Am Heart J Plus. 2025 Dec 10;61:100692. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100692. eCollection 2026 Jan.

PMID: 41732312

C-type natriuretic peptide pre-maturation culture affects cytoplasmic maturation in bovine oocytes†.

Girka E, Brewer A, Ming H, Sheikh E, Gartia MR, Jiang Z, Looney CR, Bondioli KR.

Biol Reprod. 2026 Feb 27:ioag053. doi: 10.1093/biolre/ioag053. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41757495

Distribution of falciparum and non-falciparum malaria among symptomatic malaria patients in Dschang, West Region of Cameroon.

Tchuenkam PVK, White SJ, Potlapalli V, Keming EM, Muller MS, Kaunda DBN, Kharabora O, Dinglasan RR, Parr JB, Tume CB, Lin JT, Juliano JJ, Ali IM.

PLoS One. 2026 Feb 24;21(2):e0340824. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0340824. eCollection 2026.

PMID: 41734164

Barriers and facilitators to liver fibrosis screening: Perspectives and practices of Canadian primary care physicians.

Dinh DA, Betel M, Swain M, Lazarus JV, Joshi S, Cusi K, Kim JW, Jung HM, Dale C, Burnside J, Sebastiani G, Saeed S.

Can Liver J. 2025 Nov 26;8(4):554-566. doi: 10.3138/canlivj-2025-0026. eCollection 2025 Nov.

PMID: 41725793

Sustaining Ethics and Compassion in Palliative Dermatology Through Maintaining Balance Between Professional Presence and Self-Preservation.

Zieneldien T, Ma S, Tan IJ, Kim J, Grant-Kels JM.

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 Feb 21:S0190-9622(26)00282-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2026.02.064. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41730427

Evolution of the rate, molecular spectrum, and fitness effects of mutation under minimal selection in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Saber S, Rifat MMI, Rahimi F, Snyder M, Singh A, Eickwort B, Newhall Y, Rajaei M, Saxena AS, Tanny RE, Katju V, Andersen EC, Zhou J, Baer CF.

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Feb 6:2025.09.24.678306. doi: 10.1101/2025.09.24.678306.

PMID: 41676472

Discovery of a pyridine-piperazine-based small molecule that enhances the activity of peptidase neurolysin.

ElSayed ElZorkany H, Kandil H, Jayaraman S, Aly A, Esfahani SH, Patel D, Dannecker D, Maciag M, Paul A, Lowran K, Kumari S, Bose S, Ostrov DA, Wu CG, Dickson A, Abbruscato TJ, Trippier PC, Orlando BJ, Karamyan VT.

J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2026 Feb 3;393(3):103827. doi: 10.1016/j.jpet.2026.103827. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 41759240