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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 59m

Unveiling Dynamics and Variability in Open Clusters: Insights from a Comprehensive Analysis of Six Galactic Clusters🔓|
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Unveiling Dynamics and Variability in Open Clusters: Insights from a Comprehensive Analysis of Six Galactic Clusters

Abstract. We present a kinematic and dynamical analysis of six Galactic open clusters—NGC 2204, NGC 2660, NGC 2262, Czernik 32, Pismis 18, and NGC 2437, us

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1h

A 7000-year record of human influence on Global River Deltas: Geomorphology, stratigraphy, the Anthropocene overprint and future🔓
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A 7000-year record of human influence on Global River Deltas: Geomorphology, stratigraphy, the Anthropocene overprint and future

With the inception of most of the world's deltas about 8000 years ago, deltaic floodplains started offering, about a thousand years later, arable land…

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The European Association for the Study of Obesity @easoobesity.bsky.social · 9h

Semaglutide or tirzepatide should be first-line medication treatment for people living with obesity and complications, according to the new EASO framework for the pharmacological treatment of obesity and its complications published in @NatureMedicine

Semaglutide and tirzepatide recommended as first-line treatment of obesity and most of its complications in new guidance from European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) - EASO

Semaglutide or tirzepatide should be the first line treatment for people living with obesity and most of its complications, according to a new framework for the pharmacological treatment of obesity…

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 5h

Soluble TREM2 is a biomarker but not a mediator of fibrosing steatohepatitis🔓
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Soluble TREM2 is a biomarker but not a mediator of fibrosing steatohepatitis

Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2), a transmembrane, lipid-sensing protein expressed by Kupffer cells, is thought to play a role…

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 5h

Full article: Critical reappraisal of a putative dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Gondwana and a revised view of diplodocoid evolutionary relationships and biogeography🔓
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Critical reappraisal of a putative dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Gondwana and a revised view of diplodocoid evolutionary relationships and biogeography

Diplodocoidea is a diverse clade of sauropod dinosaurs that comprises three major lineages: Diplodocidae, Dicraeosauridae and Rebbachisauridae, with the former two united as Flagellicaudata. There ...

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 6h

Bioinspired triboelectric-driven multisensory framework with autonomous cross-modal adaptation🔓
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Bioinspired triboelectric-driven multisensory framework with autonomous cross-modal adaptation

The human multisensory neural network supports advanced cognitive functions through cross-modal integration, recognition, and imagination by synergist…

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 6h

Implantable magnetoelectric bioelectronics for wireless diagnosis and therapy🔓
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Implantable magnetoelectric bioelectronics for wireless diagnosis and therapy

Real-time, high-fidelity physiological signal acquisition, coupled with targeted in situ interventional regulation, is a prerequisite for intelligent …

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 6h

Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Incident Prediabetes Risk in Normoglycemic Adults with Parental Type 2 Diabetes 🔓|
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Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Incident Prediabetes Risk in Normoglycemic Adults with Parental Type 2 Diabetes

AbstractObjective. We examined glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in relation to cardiometabolic and glucoregulatory factors and prediabetes risk in healthy

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 6h

Hominin and carnivore roles during the formation of the early Middle Pleistocene site of Loreto (Venosa Basin, southern Italy) - Pineda🔓 - 2025 - Journal of Quaternary Science - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Hominin and carnivore roles during the formation of the early Middle Pleistocene site of Loreto (Venosa Basin, southern Italy)

The site of Loreto (Venosa Basin, Italy) was first discovered in 1929 and subsequently excavated during the latter half of the 20th century. The excavation revealed three archaeo-palaeontological lev...

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 6h

Sondondo's ancient agriculture as reflected in microfossils from terraced soils. Procedures to understand socio-economical changes in Peru🔓
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Sondondo's ancient agriculture as reflected in microfossils from terraced soils. Procedures to understand socio-economical changes in Peru

In Peru, archaeological studies of Andean agriculture have generally focused on archaeobotanical remains, agrarian technologies, or the social and eco…

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 6h

Imperial systems and local landscapes of Buldan Yayla in Western Anatolia (Türkiye) during the last 4000 years: An integrated palynological, historical, and archaeological approach🔓- Fiołna - 2025 - Journal of Quaternary Science - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Imperial systems and local landscapes of Buldan Yayla in Western Anatolia (Türkiye) during the last 4000 years: An integrated palynological, historical, and archaeological approach

This study investigates long-term impacts of empires on local socio-ecosystems in western Anatolia (modern western Türkiye) over the past four millennia. We focus on Buldan Yayla Lake, located in a s....

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American Journal of Kidney Diseases @ajkd.bsky.social · 19h

Review by Jiawen Peng, Yuemiao Zhang, Jingyu Wang, Hong Zhang, and Georg Schett:

Role of Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Expressing Cell Therapy in Immune-Mediated Kidney Diseases: A Review

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 21h

Atomically thin bioelectronics🔓
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Atomically thin bioelectronics

Tissue-like bioelectronics have emerged as practical, user-friendly and unobtrusive systems for seamless bidirectional integration with the human body. Two-dimensional materials, being led by the prot...

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

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Molecular switch discovery could open door to male birth control

Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed the molecular "switch" that supercharges sperm for their final sprint to an egg—a breakthrough that could reshape infertility treatments and pave t...

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Post COVID-19 Condition phenotypes: a prospective cohort study identifying four symptom clusters and their impact on long-term outcomes🔓
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Post COVID-19 Condition phenotypes: a prospective cohort study identifying four symptom clusters and their impact on long-term outcomes

Current evidence indicates that Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) is multifaceted with distinct phenotypes. While previous studies have identified symptom…

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid vs Eicosapentaenoic/Docosahexaenoic Acids on Cardiovascular Mortality: Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials🔓
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Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid vs Eicosapentaenoic/Docosahexaenoic Acids on Cardiovascular Mortality: Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials

Purified eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and mixed eicosapentaenoic/docosahexaenoic acids (EPA/DHA) are omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) of…

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

New insights into the molecular basis of ataxia | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

New insights into the molecular basis of ataxia

People with ataxia often experience stress-induced motor incoordination. Researchers have now discovered which receptor is responsible for this.

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Assessment of physiological stress on plants grown in soil contaminated with microplastics🔓
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Assessment of physiological stress on plants grown in soil contaminated with microplastics - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Assessment of physiological stress on plants grown in soil contaminated with microplastics

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Central and peripheral neural circuits regulating glucose homeostasis🔓
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Central and peripheral neural circuits regulating glucose homeostasis - npj Biomedical Innovations

npj Biomedical Innovations - Central and peripheral neural circuits regulating glucose homeostasis

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Adolescence as a key developmental window for nutrition promotion and cardiometabolic disease prevention🔓
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Adolescence as a key developmental window for nutrition promotion and cardiometabolic disease prevention - npj Metabolic Health and Disease

npj Metabolic Health and Disease - Adolescence as a key developmental window for nutrition promotion and cardiometabolic disease prevention

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Phylogenomics redefines the evolutionary history of mosquitoes🔓 | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

ESA - This is not static noise www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

This is not static noise

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Extracellular vesicles: Antiviral functions and applications in therapeutics and vaccines🔓: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Extracellular vesicles: Antiviral functions and applications in therapeutics and vaccines

Immunology; Cell biology

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Diverse feasting networks at the end of the Bronze Age in Britain (c. 900-500 BCE) evidenced by multi-isotope analysis🔓: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Diverse feasting networks at the end of the Bronze Age in Britain (c. 900-500 BCE) evidenced by multi-isotope analysis

Isotope chemistry; Social sciences; Archeology

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Nixa Sedes, MD @nixassedes.bsky.social · 1d

Precision therapeutic tRNA rescue of nonsense mutation R166X in KCNJ13 to restore K+ channel function🔓
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Precision therapeutic tRNA rescue of nonsense mutation R166X in KCNJ13 to restore K+ channel function

The KCNJ13 gene encodes the Kir7.1 protein, and mutations cause Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) and Snowflake Vitreoretinal Degeneration (SVD), lea…

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