From toilet cleaners to tail-tugging—new study reveals complex social behaviors of naked mole-rats

Naked mole-rats are one of the rare examples of eusocial mammals. Eusocial animal species are those in which a single female within the group is tasked with reproduction, along with a select group of ...
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Glycine decarboxylase advances IgA nephropathy by boosting mesangial cell proliferation through the pyrimidine pathway

This study reveals that glycine decarboxylase (GLDC) promotes IgA nephropathy (IgAN) progression by enhancing mesangial cell ...
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Crosstalk between liver sinusoidal endothelial cells and hepatocytes via IL-1α–IL1R1 axis exacerbates ischaemia/reperfusion injury in aged livers

Design Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics were performed on liver tissues from humans, rats and mice across ages to define key cell types and intercellular signalling. HIRI and ...