Johns Hopkins Medicine

Adipose Tissue Browning in MASLD and Its Molecular Mechanisms and Metabolic Crosstalk

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is an increasingly prevalent complication of obesity and metabolic dysregulation, with limited therapies targeting upstream drivers of disease. Adipose tissue has emerged as a central regulator of...

Schizophrenia Beyond Genome-Wide Association Studies: It’s About Time

The discovery of potentially many hundreds of risk genes for schizophrenia does not resolve the mystery of the illness at the level of an individual. The diversity of implicated gene functions has encouraged speculation that there are convergent biological pathways that mediate r...

Protocol for optogenetic stimulation of cells under physical confinement

Optogenetic approaches enable spatiotemporal control of signaling proteins, yet their integration with microfluidic assays to study confined cell migration remains challenging. Herein, we present a protocol for the optogenetic activation of PI3K/Akt signaling in confined cells. W...

Risk factors and predictors for botulinum toxin type A reinjection within six months in patients with acute acquired concomitant esotropia

BACKGROUND: To identify independent risk factors and predictors for botulinum toxin type A (BTA) reinjection within 6 months in acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) patients, providing a scientific foundation for risk-stratified clinical management. METHODS: In this case-c...