Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Cortical surface morphometry changes following combined translingual neural stimulation with the portable neuromodulation stimulator and physical therapy in patients with mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury: a pilot studyJiancheng Hou · Thomas Hosseini · Veena A. Nair · Yuri Danilov · Kurt Kaczmarek · Beth Meyerand · Mitchell Tyler · Vivek PrabhakaranFrontiers in Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnins.2026.1975764
Original ResearchPublished 6 October 2026Hippocampal GluN2A knockdown differentially alters spatial exploration and behavioral performance in male and female ratsMaria Florencia Acutain · Fernanda Mariana Silva · Luisina Castellari · María Verónica BaezFrontiers in Behavioral Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1935028
ReviewPublished 6 October 2026Microplastics and nanoplastics as potential ecological oncogenic co-drivers: rewiring host–microbe interactions in cancerRichard Ponce-Cusi · Claudia Barletta-Carrillo · Nesstor Pilco-FerretoFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1923626
Original ResearchPublished 6 October 2026Technological factors of formation of the structure of highly filled sand-polymer composites based on regenerated thermoplastic resinAlexandra Berg · Alexandr Skaskevich · Vitali Haiduk · Andrey Berg · Olga Zharkevich · Asset Altynbaev · Damir Ashimbaev · Ilyas SerikbayevFrontiers in Mechanical Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1860534
Original ResearchPublished 6 October 2026Transspinal temporal interference stimulation enhances neuroplasticity-associated responses and facilitates motor recovery after spinal cord injury in micePeng Zheng · Yan Chen · Yujiao Yue · Xianbin Wang · Shuang WuFrontiers in Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnins.2026.1950023
Mini ReviewPublished 5 October 2026Maladaptive sensory coding in the enteric nervous system playing a role in gastrointestinal disordersLinda Chia-Hui Yu · Ching-Ying Huang · Chia-Ying Lin · Yi-Syuan Tsai · Ying-Chieh Chang · Ching-Wen Huang · Zih-Ling Chao · Wei-Ting KuoFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1903390
Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026Context-dependent aesthetic perception after facial local flap reconstruction for cutaneous malignancies: a multi-observer study integrating patient-reported outcomes and public perspectiveErsin Yavuz · Esra Zeynep Kurtoğlu · Levent Demir · Alp ErcanFrontiers in Surgerydoi 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1982895
Case ReportPublished 5 October 2026Beveled vs. perpendicular skin incisions on the back: a case reportYong Dong · Huang Lin · Bo LiFrontiers in Surgerydoi 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1951272
Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026Upcycling agricultural residues into polyhydroxyalkanoates through pilot-scale mixed microbial culture processesGiovanna Pesante · Elvis Montagnese · Claudia Magonara · Alessia Zucca · Gaia Salvatori · Lionel Nguemna Tayou · Luca Di Leva · Matteo Migliorini · Marianna Villano · David BolzonellaFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnologydoi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1952375
Original ResearchPublished 5 October 2026Polystyrene nanoplastics impair mitochondrial function, quality control, and ER–mitochondria crosstalk in HeLa cellsGiuseppe Petito · Maria Teresa Gentile · Arianna Cuomo · Angelo Fusco · Sara Falvo · Maria della Valle · Gianluca D’Abrosca · Carla Isernia · Roberto Fattorusso · Maria Emanuela Errico · Antonia Lanni · Gaetano Malgieri · Rosalba SeneseFrontiers in Toxicologydoi 10.3389/ftox.2026.1907794
Technology and CodePublished 5 October 2026RCSB PDB web portal RCSB.org for biotechnology research: exploration and visualization of plastic-degrading enzymes at the atomic level in 3DAlison Biester · Christine Zardecki · Yana Rose · Joan Segura · Jose M. Duarte · Stephen K. BurleyFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnologydoi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1947029
Mini ReviewPublished 5 October 2026TRIM22 in cancer: a context-dependent E3 ligase at the interface of interferon, p53, and tumor plasticityChenjie Qiu · Liangliang DaiFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2026.1977247
Hypothesis and TheoryPublished 2 October 2026Piezometric architecture and the geometry of plasticity: a proposed electromechanical model of the Fibrosis–Plasticity axisAlejandro CarballoFrontiers in Biophysicsdoi 10.3389/frbis.2026.1806846
EditorialPublished 2 October 2026Editorial: How current and future approaches and research results contribute to evolve the field of vascularized composite allotransplantationMartin KumnigFrontiers in Transplantationdoi 10.3389/frtra.2026.1993324
Original ResearchPublished 2 October 2026Contrasting responses of loamy and sandy soils to biodegradable plastic residues: microbial biomass, aggregation, and aggregate-associated carbon and nitrogenPaola Gioacchini · Martina Mazzon · Sara Guerrini · Daniele Alberoni · Joana Cupi · Diana Di Gioia · Claudio MarzadoriFrontiers in Soil Sciencedoi 10.3389/fsoil.2026.1950823
ReviewPublished 2 October 2026Beyond diagnostic accuracy: navigating the artificial intelligence data tsunami toward value-based implementation in gastroenterologyKonstantinos Ekmektzoglou · Theodore RokkasFrontiers in Artificial Intelligencedoi 10.3389/frai.2026.1943025
Original ResearchPublished 2 October 2026Stability analysis of surrounding rock during excavation unloading-reloading based on the Hoek-Brown criterionXu-Hai Feng · Zeng-Lun Guan · Hou-Wei Sun · Zhi-Qiang Liu · Hai-Yang Huang · Pin-Qiang MoFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1927109
Systematic ReviewPublished 2 October 2026Tophaceous gout-related carpal tunnel syndrome and flexor tendon involvement: a systematic reviewAli Can Günenç · Mehmet Şefik OruçFrontiers in Surgerydoi 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1948883
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Auditory performance and cortical plasticity in blind individuals with sensorineural hearing loss: insights into dual sensory impairmentMin Young Kwak · Jeong-Sug Kyong · Hyo Jung Choi · Yong-Hwi An · Hyun Joon ShimFrontiers in Aging Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnagi.2026.1769582
Brief Research ReportPublished 1 October 2026Multimodal assessment of NIBS-induced adaptive plasticity in aging prefrontal networks: ERP and cognitive evidenceDavide Crivelli · Michela BalconiFrontiers in Molecular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1954473
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Remote estimation of plastic distribution in California agriculture using Sentinel-2 imagery: a case studyEva Scrivner · Dexter Hamilton · Daniel Sousa · Margot Mattson · Nicholas E. Williams · Seeta SistlaFrontiers in Remote Sensingdoi 10.3389/frsen.2026.1927646
ReviewPublished 1 October 2026From microplastics to nanoplastics: environmental transformation pathways, detection challenges, and health implicationsNour Alnairat · Safaa B. Hussein · Duaa Abu-Dalo · Dima Nawafleh · Sahar Farwaneh · Mohammad Assaf · Ibrahim Qahtan Al-Khaial · Haneen Waleed · Hadeel T. Al-Sinjilawi · Banan Hudaib · Rund Abu-ZuraykFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1950397
ReviewPublished 1 October 2026Engrailed-1 in eccrine sweat gland development and regeneration: from evolutionary innovation to therapeutic perspectivesLei Zhang · Zizhen Zhang · Jiaqi Cheng · Junhong Zhao · Yanyi Xing · Xiang Liu · Lihong Peng · Sixun Wu · Haihong LiFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2026.1917336
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Human acellular amniotic membrane loaded with hair follicle-derived cells promotes wound repair and appendage-like structure formationYanxin Jiang · Zhongwen Hou · Xichao Jian · Zeyao Tang · Yan Zhou · Xing Hu · Chengliang Deng · Shune XiaoFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2026.1947836
Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Network-level restoration of impaired memory function in early Alzheimer’s disease via GluN2B modulation: insights from a hippocampal CA1–CA3 modelFabio Librizzi · Saana Seppälä · Marja-Leena Linne · Michele Migliore · Ausra SaudargieneFrontiers in Computational Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncom.2026.1953352
ReviewPublished 30 September 2026Inflammation, immune dysfunction and viral disease: could micro- and nanoplastics be the missing link?Diana Maryory Gómez-Gallego · Juan C. HernandezFrontiers in Virologydoi 10.3389/fviro.2026.1885812
Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026Towards a holistic epidemiology of Streptococcus agalactiae using the BakRep repositoryLinda Fenske · Oliver Schwengers · Alexander GoesmannFrontiers in Bioinformaticsdoi 10.3389/fbinf.2026.1924154
Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026Transient synaptic refinement and glial adaptations after whisker denervation in adult miceSean Collier · Laxmi Iyer · Kimberly R. Byrnes · Emily PetrusFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1941129
ReviewPublished 30 September 2026MSC-derived extracellular vesicles for spinal cord injury: inflammatory microenvironment modulation, stage-dependent repair mechanisms, and translational challengesHang Yu · Yifan Liu · Shulong Yin · Haoyue Hu · Linquan Li · Taotao Zhu · Jie Liu · Sheng Liu · Chenxi Zhao · Shiqing FengFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1960271
Policy and Practice ReviewsPublished 30 September 2026The digital sweep: transforming sanitation through smart governance for contemporary urban resilience and sustainabilityDaggupati Likhitha · Bangalore MorarjiFrontiers in Sustainable Citiesdoi 10.3389/frsc.2026.1930465
ReviewPublished 30 September 2026Lipid droplet organized metabolic vulnerabilities in melanoma: from the MITF low state to ferroptosis sensitizationMengzhen Chen · Yi Wu · Muxin ZhaoFrontiers in Molecular Biosciencesdoi 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1948743
Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026Tensile properties of 3D-printed polylactic acid after extended UV radiationJ. M. L. Reis · H. G. Rohem · V. P. C. C. Bhering · F. C. AmorimFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1970660
Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026Mapping DEHP-induced metabolic dysregulation through multi-omics and systems biology: an adverse outcome pathway network approachElisavet Renieri · Achilleas Karakoltzidis · Nafsika Papaioannou · Dayna R. Schultz · Thanasis Papageorgiou · Catherine Gabriel · Ilias S. Frydas · Kévin Bernal · Xavier Coumoul · Etienne B. Blanc · Normand Podechard · Hélène Le Mentec · Charbel Touma · Sophie Langouët · Talía Boronat-Belda · Hilda Ferrero · Paloma Alonso-Magdalena · Karine Audouze · Spyros Karakitsios · Dimosthenis A. SarigiannisFrontiers in Toxicologydoi 10.3389/ftox.2026.1930835
Original ResearchPublished 30 September 2026Assisted exploration of difficult transitions in humanoid motion trackingChaojie Fu · Chengkai Su · Lei Jiang · Chengwei Zhuo · Kaixin Lan · Shaowen Cheng · Hongtao WangFrontiers in Neuroroboticsdoi 10.3389/fnbot.2026.1920711
Original ResearchPublished 29 September 2026Orbital decompression with intraorbital corticosteroid injection during the active phase of thyroid eye disease: outcomes in a real-world cohortAdam J. Neuhouser · Sarah Skender · Jane Z. Spadaro · Alon KahanaFrontiers in Ophthalmologydoi 10.3389/fopht.2026.1935053
PerspectivePublished 29 September 2026Orexins and neuregulins as exemplars of peptide physiology in the brain: experimental challenges and implications for neuropathologyLaura Clara Grandi · Marta Cerina · Alida Amadeo · Andrea BecchettiFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1933123
ReviewPublished 29 September 2026Connectomes: a re-emerging hub dataset for neuroscienceSebastian Kyllmann · Ian W. KeeseyFrontiers in Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnins.2026.1911198
Original ResearchPublished 29 September 2026Dynamic EEG network responses to acupuncture stimulation in patients with stroke: a neurophysiological studyJianxin Tan · Juanjuan Zhao · Chen Zhang · Xulong FanFrontiers in Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnins.2026.1946735
ReviewPublished 29 September 2026Neurobiological mechanisms and brain network dysfunction in major depressive disorder: an integrative reviewDina Iskakova · Burcu Yener · Altyngul Kamzanova · Aygul Sitakanova · Rifat Hamoudi · Almira KustubayevaFrontiers in Integrative Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnint.2026.1904444
ReviewPublished 28 September 2026Sustainable soft materials for food packaging: quality preservation and environmental impactSweta Joshi · Mantasha Hasan · Dhananjay Sharma · Mayuri Rastogi · Bushra Shaida · Swati KimothiFrontiers in Soft Matterdoi 10.3389/frsfm.2026.1898833
Original ResearchPublished 28 September 2026Active pectin–chitosan films from Spanish lime (Melicoccus bijugatus) shell pectin containing Pimenta racemosa essential oil nanoemulsions for sustainable food packagingChe John · Akeem Mohammed · Rohanie MaharajFrontiers in Food Science and Technologydoi 10.3389/frfst.2026.1944480
Case ReportPublished 28 September 2026Case Report: Bilateral optic disc edema with papillophlebitis-like features following combined cisplatin and capecitabine chemotherapyShanshan Cao · Lu Wang · Wei Chen · Yong LiuFrontiers in Ophthalmologydoi 10.3389/fopht.2026.1961914
ReviewPublished 28 September 2026Posterior segment imaging clues to systemic malignancy: a phenotype-to-confirmation narrative reviewNikola Denda · Sofija Davidović Terzić · Nemanja Maletin · Kristina Veljkov · Aleksandar Rasković · Ljiljana Jovančević · Siniša BabovićFrontiers in Ophthalmologydoi 10.3389/fopht.2026.1917738
Systematic ReviewPublished 28 September 2026Effects of exercise on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the mediating role of sleepWenhui Zheng · Mian Wu · Yuhe Chen · Shaolan Li · Liying HuangFrontiers in Human Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1949679
ReviewPublished 28 September 2026Advances in electroactive materials-based strategies for promoting skin wound healingHaihong Ge · Xi Ren · Zeyuan LeiFrontiers in Medical Technologydoi 10.3389/fmedt.2026.1919503
Original ResearchPublished 28 September 2026Experimental investigation on mechanical and durability properties of M30 concrete with HDPE plastic waste as partial coarse aggregate replacementR. Karthigeyan · A. Punitha KumarFrontiers in Built Environmentdoi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1913678
ReviewPublished 28 September 2026Mitochondrial metabolic plasticity in cancer: hybrid bioenergetic states and translational targeting in surgical oncologyDebdeep Chattopadhyay · Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran · Nida Mubin · Durva Tendulkar · Thoudam Debraj Singh · Subhrojyoti Ghosh · Saurabh Kumar Jha · Prakash Gangadaran · Byeong-Cheol AhnExperimental Biology and Medicinedoi 10.3389/ebm.2026.11244
ReviewPublished 25 September 2026CLDN18 and FGFR2 splicing variants are emerging tumor-associated antigens for cancer therapyMasuko Katoh · Masaru KatohFrontiers in Molecular Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmmed.2026.1927389