Naval Medical Research Command

Differential effects of PM2.5 constituents on tuberculosis infection and disease progression in 40,379 student close contacts

Abstract Rationale Outdoor PM2.5 has been increasingly implicated in tuberculosis, yet evidence has largely focused on total PM2.5 mass and has usually considered Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection and active tuberculosis separately. Whether specific PM2.5 che...

Osteoclast precursor cell membrane-engineered bone-targeting calcium carbonate nanoparticles for anti-osteoporosis therapy

Osteoporosis (OP) is a metabolic bone disease characterized by reduced bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture, resulting in an increased risk of fragility fractures. Current anti-osteoporotic therapies are often limited by poor targeting efficiency, suboptimal ther...

Mechanical Programming of Hollow DNA Nanocapsules Rewires In Vivo Trafficking

ABSTRACT DNA nanostructures are programmable, biocompatible platforms for biomedicine; however, their mechanical properties are coupled to sequence and structural dimensions, limiting control over stiffness. Here, we report a paradigm shift from static design to mechanical engine...

Mechanical Programming of Hollow DNA Nanocapsules Rewires In Vivo Trafficking

ABSTRACT DNA nanostructures are programmable, biocompatible platforms for biomedicine; however, their mechanical properties are coupled to sequence and structural dimensions, limiting control over stiffness. Here, we report a paradigm shift from static design to mechanical engine...

Super-additive multi-dimensional self-balancing deficit: implication for flight mishaps and falling

Abstract We report super-additive impairment in participants using a joystick to stay upright and avoid crashing while riding in a motion simulator programmed to topple as an inverted pendulum away from an upright direction of balance about two axes (2D) relative to 1D. The 2D te...

Clinical predictors of early treatment response across systemic therapies in psoriasis: a prospective cohort study

Background Baseline clinical factors may help estimate early response in psoriasis, but real world evidence across biologics, methotrexate, and phototherapy remains limited. We used SPEECH registry data to evaluate factors associated with Physician Global Assessment (PGA) ≤ 1 at...

MXene-Based Conductive Microneedle Patch Promotes Diabetic Wound Healing by Regulating Oxidative Stress and Immune Microenvironment

Abstract Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and the release of inflammatory mediators create a pathological microenvironment in diabetic wounds, severely impairing the healing process. Coupling endogenous electric fields has shown great therapeutic potential for i...

Carbon Dots as ElectrostaticallyDriven Base-SelectiveChemical Compilers for Programmable Nucleic Acid Condensation

Abstract Cells execute complex biological functions through programmed biomolecular condensation, yet a general and programmable strategy for nucleic acid condensation in vitro remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate that carbon dots (CDs) function as an electrostatic-driven ve...