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• Thursday, May 21, 2026Closed-loop movement-paired transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for upper-limb rehabilitation: a feasibility study
  J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2026 May 20. doi: 10.1186/s12984-026-02021-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with physical rehabilitation has shown promise for improving upper-limb function after neurological injury. In this study, we introduce SmartVNS, a wearable system tha …
• Thursday, May 21, 2026Caffeic Acid and Its Derivatives as Potential Therapies for Neurological Disorders
  Curr Neuropharmacol. 2026 May 18. doi: 10.2174/011570159X433688260331181025. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNeuroinflammation may undesirably impact the post-injury recovery, contributing to the incidence of several neurological disorders. Inflammation and disrupted redox balance interplay and consti …
• Thursday, May 21, 2026Antioxidant Proline Carbon Dot-Composited Poly(L-methionine) Hydrogel Restores Mitophagy to Alleviate Cellular Senescence in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
  Adv Mater. 2026 May 21:e72951. doi: 10.1002/adma.72951. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe senescence of nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) is a hallmark pathological feature of intervertebral disc degeneration. Senescent NPCs exhibit mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired mitophagy, thus compromising mit …
• Thursday, May 21, 2026The impact of body mass index on traumatic spinal cord injury characteristics
  J Orthop. 2026 May 5;77:15-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2026.05.005. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: It is unknown whether body mass index (BMI) is associated with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) characteristics. Understanding BMI’s impact on TSCI would demonstrate how body mechanics can pred …
• Thursday, May 21, 2026Factors associated with hyponatremia in patients with acute spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 May 5;13:1829242. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1829242. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hyponatremia is a prevalent electrolyte disorder in patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI), which can significantly increase the risk of adverse complications and impair long-term …
• Thursday, May 21, 2026A synergistic nanozyme platform breaking the neuroinflammatory-oxidative stress cycle for extended pain relief
  Int J Pharm X. 2026 May 5;11:100561. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2026.100561. eCollection 2026 Jun.ABSTRACTChronic pain represents a major public health burden that significantly compromises patient quality of life. Its persistence is driven by a vicious cycle of neuroinflammation and oxidative stress withi …
• Thursday, May 21, 2026Motor tract lesion mapping from the brain to the lower spinal cord in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: exploring the association between lesion severity and functional consequences by limb
  Brain Commun. 2026 Apr 17;8(3):fcag140. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcag140. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTMotor deficits in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) are often asymmetrical, suggesting an important role of focal lesions affecting the corresponding motor pathways. However, only a modest relations …
• Thursday, May 21, 2026Participation Education Intervention for People With SCI From LMIC: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
  Occup Ther Int. 2026;2026(1):e8774897. doi: 10.1155/oti/8774897.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with inequality-related participation restrictions. Participation education has been proposed as an intervention to promote participation in daily occupations. This pilot rand …
• Wednesday, May 20, 2026Quantum Photothermal Self-Monitoring Fiber Probes for In Vivo Photothermal Therapy
  Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 May 20:e75733. doi: 10.1002/advs.75733. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe photothermal properties of diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers enable simultaneous fluorescence emission and localized heating, yet conventional free-space quantum systems suffer from limited phototherm …
• Wednesday, May 20, 2026Motor adaptations during the standing-up movement in individuals with spinal cord injury after training with a low-cost robotic exoskeleton
  Neurol Res. 2026 May 20:1-10. doi: 10.1080/01616412.2026.2676877. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) often depend on assistive technologies to promote greater autonomy, with exoskeletons being a promising alternative because they enable motor training, o …
• Wednesday, May 20, 2026Targeting Supramolecular Active Complexes of Na_v1.7/Na_v1.8 to Relieve Chronic Neuropathic Pain
  Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 May 20:e22185. doi: 10.1002/advs.202522185. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNeuropathic pain (NP) affects 7%-10% of population, with current treatments often proving inadequate. Here we show that Nav1.7 and Nav1.8 form supramolecular active complexes (SMACs) with polygonal lattic …
• Wednesday, May 20, 2026Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Due to ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Successfully Treated with Cefepime/Enmetazobactam: A European Case Report
  Infect Dis Ther. 2026 May 20. doi: 10.1007/s40121-026-01360-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExtended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales represent a growing cause of ventilator- associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients. Although carbapenems remain the standard treatm …