Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Human-Hippopotamus conflicts and socio-ecological tensions in the Ruzizi plain: a one health and political ecology perspectiveEsther Mufungizi Ahana · Marie Shangalume Fadhili · François Mmunga Assumani · Christian Zagabe Muderhwa · Gustave Nachigera MushagalusaFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1921310
Mini ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Artificial gravity for long-duration human spaceflight: physiological rationale, evidence gaps, risks, and research prioritiesMarine Briard · Sarah BaatoutFrontiers in Space Technologiesdoi 10.3389/frspt.2026.1967384
Mini ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Sleep and circadian disruption during human spaceflight: mechanisms, operational consequences, and countermeasuresMerel Goedegebure · Sarah BaatoutFrontiers in Space Technologiesdoi 10.3389/frspt.2026.1958668
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026A model of individual cognitive degradation based on the formalism of quantum potential wellsAlexander Yurievich Petukhov · Nikita Sergeevich Morozov · Yury Vasilievich PetukhovFrontiers in Human Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1909815
MethodsPublished 8 October 2026Creating online cognitive assessment platform for children’s literacy and math skills: a case study illustrated with the ACE kids platformV. S. H. Ngan · J. Mo · O. K. P. Wong · M. C. Y. Ng · J. C. S. Ho · T. Inoue · C. McBride · U. MaurerFrontiers in Human Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1882555
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Policy evaluation as a source of policy advice in Italy: a tale of two policy sectorsErica MelloniFrontiers in Political Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpos.2026.1903753
Systematic ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Beyond the app: a marketness assessment of digital health, sports, and well-being - a systematic reviewFrancisco von Hafe · Ana Rita Santos · Ana Rita Londral · Ana Margarida Silva · José Lopes · Nuno Carvalho · Soraia Ferreira · Salomé AzevedoFrontiers in Digital Healthdoi 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1871114
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Explainable AI and ESG analytics for sustainable investment decision: the roles of ESG forecast credibility and trust in AI-generated informationM. Vijayananth · R. Muthu Sundari · N. SaravanabhavanFrontiers in Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/frsus.2026.1965649
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Assessment of the transcriptional and cellular effects of CRISPRa targeting Dopa decarboxylase and GTP cyclohydrolase 1 in HEK293 and SH-SY5Y cellular models of Parkinsonian neurotoxicitySiyethaba Zinhle Bhengu · Ravesh Singh · Veron Ramsuran · Zama Ndlondlo Princess MsibiFrontiers in Cellular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1883789
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026A RIPK2-associated macrophage program links mycobacterial sensing to osteoclastogenesis in bone tuberculosisYuyang Zhang · Ziyang Zhang · Dongyang Zhang · Jiulin Tan · Zhaoxin Ma · Qingyang Xiao · Jie Zhang · Qixiu Yu · Zehua Zhang · Yong Tang · Ce Dou · Fei LuoFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1970405
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Leishmaniasis and vaccine development: current progress, challenges, and future perspectivesSomaditya Dey · Anushka Ghosh · Debarati MukherjeeFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1929424
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Biofortified feed crops: bridging plant biotechnology and animal-derived functional foodsShailja Dhiman · Pooja Bhowmick · Pankaj Kumar · Pankti Patel · Dhruvansh PatniFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsdoi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1963997
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Technology acceptance of artificial intelligence for cognitive assessment in autism spectrum disorder: a structural equation modeling approach with robustness and predictive analyticsFaisal Al Shraah · Ahmad Khaled Mohammad Khazaleh · Ayed Melhem · Ekhlas Nawaf AlbariFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1932937
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Refining posthuman aesthetic pedagogy for teacher education through multidisciplinary expert consultationOk-Hee JeongFrontiers in Educationdoi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1940834
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Narrating childhood under state violence: media power, territorial stigma and the Malvinas case in Ecuadorian journalismFernanda Tusa · Jorge Maza-Córdova · Ignacio Aguaded · Santiago TejedorFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1734083
CorrectionPublished 8 October 2026Correction: ‘Me and my besties in 50 years’. Aspirational aging in Italy’s Sciuraglam content marketing strategyGloria DagninoFrontiers in Communicationdoi 10.3389/fcomm.2026.2008141
Systematic ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Cross-model metabolomic signatures of dietary anti-inflammatory (poly) phenols in nutraceutical development: a systematic reviewAdesoji Fayomi · Emmanuel Adom · Alberta N. A. AryeeFrontiers in Molecular Biosciencesdoi 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1824027
PerspectivePublished 8 October 2026Marine ecosystem ecology at a crossroadsStelios Katsanevakis · Heliana TeixeiraFrontiers in Marine Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1939105
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Quantifying SMART drumline catches in an Australian bather protection programPaolo Cappa · Stephen G. Morris · Yuri Niella · Brendan P. Kelaher · Paul A. ButcherFrontiers in Marine Sciencedoi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1900316
Hypothesis and TheoryPublished 8 October 2026Neurodevelopment as blueprint: biological validation of the dual-architecture AGI frameworkNan ChenFrontiers in Robotics and AIdoi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1902952
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Microplastics at the ‘roof of the Americas’: widespread presence in snow on Mount Aconcagua, Central Andes, ArgentinaJuan Manuel Ríos · Yoshifumi Horie · Mariano Hugo Masiokas · Diego Esteban CargneluttiFrontiers in Toxicologydoi 10.3389/ftox.2026.1878370
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Integrative phenotypic and transcriptomic validation of an alveolar-like macrophage model reveals early host–pathogen dynamics during Aspergillus fumigatus infectionJeany Söhnlein · Sascha Schäuble · Juan Prada Salcedo · Zahraa Abboud · Dalia Sheta · Kerstin Hünniger-Ast · Michelle Seif · Hermann Einsele · Thomas Dandekar · Gianni Panagiotou · Andreas Beilhack · Juergen LoefflerFrontiers in Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1922948
PerspectivePublished 8 October 2026The capsule was never just a capsule: what islet encapsulation is for, now that immunoisolation is no longer its jobAntonio Citro · Lorenzo PiemontiFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnologydoi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1943061
Mini ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Metabolic rewiring at the obesity–estrogen–polyamine axis in endometrial cancer: emerging mechanisms and translational opportunitiesDaniel Simancas-Racines · Dolores Jima Gavilanes · Andri Matos · Gabriele Davide Bigoni-Ordóñez · Claudia Reytor-GonzálezFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2026.1954981
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Functional assessment of CELSR1 variants associated with human developmental defectsJazmin M. Stenson · William Giang · Sarah G. Latario · Courtney L. Williams · Valerie Trujillo Adorno · Congzhou M. Sha · Sara N. StahleyFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2026.1818587
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Decoding Zmiz1 : a key transcription coactivator in development and diseaseRajan K C · Anoushka Shenoy · Most Ayesha Siddika · Nehal R. Patel · Stryder M. Meadows · Maria J. GalazoFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biologydoi 10.3389/fcell.2026.1933470
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Chinese herbal medicine for ulcerative colitis: product-level clinical evidence, mechanistic appraisal, and a roadmap to precision translationYingxiu Wu · Jianxiong Ren · Huibiao Li · Shiyu Qi · Wei KeFrontiers in Pharmacologydoi 10.3389/fphar.2026.1976448
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Gypenoside LI modulates autophagy-associated apoptosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by PPARG/PTEN/PI3K/AKT/mTOR/ULK1 signaling networkRuyi Liu · Hao Yu · Hui Liu · Yujie Wei · Anxin Wang · Qi Huang · Hui Xu · Xiuming LiFrontiers in Pharmacologydoi 10.3389/fphar.2026.1956477
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Dibucaine induces autophagic flux and reduces Ser129-phosphorylated α -synuclein in induced pluripotent stem cell–derived neurons with SNCA duplicationMitsuhiro Kitagawa · Kengo Miyamoto · Kozo Yoshida · Kei-Ichi Ishikawa · Yukiko Sasazawa · Wado Akamatsu · Shinji Saiki · Taku Hatano · Masaya Imoto · Hidetaka Nagata · Nobutaka HattoriFrontiers in Neurologydoi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1891393
CorrectionPublished 8 October 2026Correction: Tissue-specific aging—a new paradigm based on transcriptional insights from select model systems and humansStewart Frankel · Blanka RoginaFrontiers in Geneticsdoi 10.3389/fgene.2026.2008131
Case ReportPublished 8 October 2026Case Report: Case series: growth hormone replacement for severe growth hormone deficiency during BRAF inhibitor therapy in pediatric low-grade glioma: long-term follow-upMarta Panciroli · Antonio Verrico · Marco Crocco · Sara Cencioni · Chiara Morreale · Antonia Ramaglia · Valentina Iurilli · Gianluca Piccolo · Claudia Milanaccio · Mohamad Maghnie · Natascia Di IorgiFrontiers in Endocrinologydoi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1940850
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026The diabetic interstitium as an overlooked layer of insulin resistance: vascular delivery, tissue transport, and insulin clearanceRenjie Wang · Xinxia ZhangFrontiers in Endocrinologydoi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1981356
PerspectivePublished 8 October 2026GLP-1 receptor agonists and lymphedema: from weight loss to potential direct modulation of lymphatic functionEva Klara Merzel Šabović · Miodrag Janić · Tanja Planinšek RučigajFrontiers in Endocrinologydoi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1980239
Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Cross-scale genetic, molecular, and cellular triangulation prioritizes ACSL5 as a T3-responsive candidate linking hypothyroidism liability to anemiaHui Li · Tao Jiang · Huan Wang · Mei Wang · Sixi XieFrontiers in Endocrinologydoi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1943954
Mini ReviewPublished 8 October 2026Plant essential oils as a novel therapeutic strategy for depression and anxiety: emerging evidence and mechanismsJiahui Hong · Liting He · Jingquan Chen · Hongxuan Cai · Weiyi Cheng · Ji-gang Piao · Jingjing ZhuFrontiers in Psychiatrydoi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1920527
ReviewPublished 8 October 2026How electroacupuncture parameters shape brain responsesCiqiu Tian · Qian Li · Fengxia LiangFrontiers in Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnins.2026.1959062
Conceptual AnalysisPublished 7 October 2026Beyond the bridge: an integrative developmental framework for first-language reading fluencyJános SteklácsFrontiers in Language Sciencesdoi 10.3389/flang.2026.1955851
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Rethinking body partonymy: transverse analogous paradigms across world languagesJamin PelkeyFrontiers in Language Sciencesdoi 10.3389/flang.2026.1937860
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Glycosides of Cistanche improve cognitive dysfunction in sleep-deprived model rats by activating the SIRT1/PGC-1α/Nrf2 signaling pathwayQiang Li · Shijun Zhao · Jiaojiao Huo · Yingzhen Wang · Yihong Sun · Jianxin JiaFrontiers in Molecular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1945359
PerspectivePublished 7 October 2026Beyond the locus coeruleus: pupil dynamics as a systems-level marker of neuromodulatory influences on hippocampal memoryAlex KafkasFrontiers in Molecular Neurosciencedoi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1976085
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Complexity of plantar flexor torque and gait covaries in older adults: a network physiology approach to neuromuscular agingPhilipp Bauer · João S. Gomes · Tiago Marques · Sandrina Lourenço · João H. Oliveira · Jamie Tallent · Nelson Cortes · João R. VazFrontiers in Network Physiologydoi 10.3389/fnetp.2026.1947848
Brief Research ReportPublished 7 October 2026Behavioral and psychosocial correlates of fasting blood glucose in a resource-constrained diabetes clinic in the Dominican Republic: an exploratory network analysisAmerigo Rossi · Mónica O. Rossi · Aurelina C. Jiménez · Ali BoolaniFrontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcaredoi 10.3389/fcdhc.2026.1978637
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Acceptability of blinded continuous glucose monitoring for people with serious mental illness and type 2 diabetes: findings from an exploratory mixed-methods studyJennifer V.E. Brown · Ramzi A. Ajjan · Najma Siddiqi · Peter A. CoventryFrontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcaredoi 10.3389/fcdhc.2026.1923186
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Women's empowerment and its association with intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa: a study using recent demographic and health surveysJohn Mugisha · Theophile Dushimirimana · Munawar Harun KorayFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1929589
Systematic ReviewPublished 7 October 2026Factors affecting women's disclosure of domestic abuse and healthcare professionals’ preparedness to identify and respond: a systematic literature reviewMandu Stephen Ekpenyong · Khatidja Chantler · Gillian JanesFrontiers in Global Women's Healthdoi 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1702307
PerspectivePublished 7 October 2026Cyclic droughts, flooding and collective trauma: an environmental feedback loop to inform governance and socio-ecological resilience in Kenya’s rift valleyGilbert O. Obwoyere · Scott JonesFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1866800
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Substrate secondary structure is associated with proteasomal cleavage propensityMatheus De Bastos Balbé Gutierres · Finn Beruldsen · Dinler Amaral Antunes · Gustavo Fioravanti VieiraFrontiers in Bioinformaticsdoi 10.3389/fbinf.2026.1730535
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Addressing biomedical complexity using the energy systems languageFederico Surra · Francesco Gonella · Luigi Conte · Alessandra RomanoFrontiers in Systems Biologydoi 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1903662