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CONCLUSION: Pooled results suggest that, although there may be elevated prevalence of adult cardiovascular risk conditions, high heterogeneity indicates caution when considering rare deletion syndromes collectively. The paucity of data extending into later adulthood and using age-matched control comparisons supports the need for prospective studies of large, well-phenotyped cohorts to inform adult penetrance of treatable medical diseases in this emerging group of young adults.

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CONCLUSIONS: Overall, partially hydrolyzed cow's milk protein infant formula with an added prebiotic was safe, well-tolerated, and associated with adequate growth for healthy term infants receiving formula through one year of age.

We evaluated whether having early COVID-19 reduced the severity of subsequent Omicron infection, assessing activities of daily living (ADL), healthcare utilization and illness duration. Comparisons were made between persons with (1) early COVID-19-compatible illness with a negative test, (2) early lab-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 14-26 months and (3) early lab-confirmed SAR-CoV-2 > 26 months before Omicron infection. Among 261 patients with laboratory-confirmed Omicron, 177 (68%) had COVID-19 in 2020, a...

Attentional flexibility is a foundational component of human cognition and develops substantially throughout childhood. Although the neural activity supporting attentional flexibility has been well-characterised in adults, its developmental trajectory during childhood and adolescence remains poorly understood. Here, we used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to study brain network dynamics underlying attentional set-shifting. MEG data were collected from 63 participants aged 4 - 19 years, including 30...

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is one of the most economically important crops in the world, but every year, pathogens cause billions of dollars' worth of losses worldwide. The domestication of this critical crop was associated with several severe genetic bottlenecks that resulted in a dramatic loss of genetic diversity (∼50%) relative to its wild progenitor. Although domestication selected for favorable agricultural traits, it is unclear how the reduced genetic diversity affected the immunity...

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CONCLUSIONS: Our results elucidate the role of SES and its negative consequences in altering reward processing and antidepressant treatment efficacy in MDD, corroborating previous literature suggesting that SES significantly impacts health outcomes. Better characterizing the relationship between SES and MDD psychopathology may inform future treatment approaches and intervention development.

For thousands of years, humans have domesticated animals and cultivated crops by managing reproduction and selecting for desirable traits. In contrast, microbial domestication has often occurred unintentionally, and the variation of life cycle as well as its impact on genome evolution remain poorly understood. Here, we systematically examined life cycle variation across a diverse panel of 771 diploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolates from both wild and domesticated lineages. We identified...

Reactome is the most comprehensive, open source, open access biological pathway knowledgebase, widely used in the research community. To ensure the highest quality of its content, human pathway data in Reactome is manually curated. However, manual curation is labor-intensive, time-consuming, and increasingly difficult to keep up with the ever-growing biomedical literature. Large language model (LLM)-driven artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are transforming many fields, including...

Cell-free DNA circulates in blood bound to nucleosomes, forming cell-free chromatin (cfChromatin) that retains epigenetic features, including nucleosome positioning and histone modifications. cfChromatin provides a rich source of cancer biomarkers; however, low abundance of tumor-derived cfChromatin and limited availability of clinical samples pose challenges for liquid biopsy research. To address this, we developed a framework to simulate cfChromatin nucleosomal distributions using...

Precision oncology involves the use of predictive biomarkers to personalize treatment. However, for most cancer therapeutics or combination regimens, effective biomarkers have been elusive. This challenge has fuelled efforts to interrogate increasingly diverse and complex clinical and molecular determinants of treatment response. Some molecular predictors have been identified (for example, based on analysis of transcriptomic or imaging data), although the limited reproducibility and robustness...

The 19^(th) Workshop on Recent Issues in Bioanalysis (19^(th) WRIB) took place in New Orleans, LA, USA on April 7-11, 2025. Over 1200 professionals representing pharma/biotech companies, CROs, and multiple regulatory agencies convened to actively discuss the most current topics of interest in bioanalysis. The 19^(th) WRIB included 3 Main Workshops and 7 Specialized Workshops that together spanned 1 week to allow an exhaustive and thorough coverage of all major issues in bioanalysis of...