Killer Function | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Overexpression of long noncoding RNA colorectal neoplasia differentially expressed protects spinal cords against ischemia by targeting microRNA-181a-5p/Sirtuin-1 axis

in Neurorehabilitation

Zhi Wang
Wei Wang
Rui Tang
Shilun Gao
Yubao Zhu
Tianxiang Gu
Xiaojing Jiang
Enyi Shi

Frontiers in Neurology

doi 10.3389/fneur.2026.1825718

219 views

Core Concept

Published on 12 May 2026

Why Do Older People Tend to Have Low Back Pain?

in Human Health

Joshua Stoner
Angelina Leung
Li Jin
Tengteng Tang

Frontiers for Young Minds

doi 10.3389/frym.2026.1691918

Review

Published on 12 May 2026

Strategies to promote liver fibrosis amelioration with involvement of restorative macrophages

in Molecular Innate Immunity

Jorge Benjamin Aquino

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1792423

644 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

A novel marker for predicting malignancy in patients with thyroid nodules diagnosed as AUS on initial cytology: thyroid hormone sensitivity

in Thyroid Endocrinology

Puren Gokbulut
Cagatay Emir Onder
Serife Mehlika Kuskonmaz
Huseyin Yagcı
Cavit Culha
Gonul Koc

Frontiers in Endocrinology

doi 10.3389/fendo.2026.1825381

459 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Real-world comparison of anti-CD20 therapies: efficacy, infections, and immune profiles in a German cohort

in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology

Jakob Stögbauer
Moritz Bewarder
Linda Groß
Lorenz Thurner
Klaus Fassbender
Rebecca Urschel
Einar A. Høgestøl
Gro O. Nygaard
Hanne F. Harbo
Olaf Stüve

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1738865

428 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

A new direction in personalized medicine: multimodal joint prediction of hepatic encephalopathy risk post-TIPS

in Hepatobiliary Diseases

Lin-Feng Zhou
Hao-Huan Tang
Jian Shen
Shuai Zhang
Wan-Ci Li
Jun Tao
Xiao-Li Zhu

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1816396

357 views

Mini Review

Published on 12 May 2026

Neutrophil extracellular traps and pyroptosis: a molecular nexus linking systemic autoimmune diseases to atherosclerosis

in Inflammation

Yan Du
Lulu Zhang
Yiheng Cheng
Sijie Lu
Ronghua Ou
Xiaojian Deng

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1796827

240 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Challenges to using digital technologies in mathematics teaching and learning: the view of Chilean teacher educators

in STEM Education

Monika Dockendorff
Richard Merino
Florencia Gomez Zaccarelli

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1795323

280 views

Review

Published on 12 May 2026

A scoping review of national stackable micro-credentials ecosystems in higher education with implications for Ecuador

in Higher Education

Ana Toledo-Navarrete
Jussen Facuy
Sofía Lovato
Verónica Coronel

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1793357

224 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Criminal governance and extortion in informal economies: fear as a mechanism of territorial control in Lima

in Sociology of Law

Javier Hildebrando Espinoza Escobar
Samantha Sotelo-Llancari
Viviana Isabel La Rosa Salvador

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1795425

410 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Quality of life and self-regulatory fatigue in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the mediating effects of personal mastery and health-promoting behaviors

in Family Medicine and Primary Care

Guiqiu Fang
Weidong Gong
Lihua Xia
Liping Li
Peng Sun
Jie Song
Yufeng Cui
Xiaochun Tang
Youxing Wu
Panfeng Li

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1835765

560 views

Case Report

Published on 12 May 2026

Case Report: Cytokine storm syndrome causing retinal inflammatory factor storm

in Inflammation

Na Liu
Jingyi Bai
Gaixia Zhai
Shaopeng Wang

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1835853

144 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

To bathe or not to bathe: a pilot study to assess how chickens use open water in an outdoor run

in Applied Ethology and Sentience

Margret L. Vonholdt-Wenker
Marc B. M. Bracke
E. Tobias Krause

Frontiers in Ethology

doi 10.3389/fetho.2026.1817313

235 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Systemic immune-inflammation index combined with blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio predicts 28-day mortality in sepsis: a retrospective cohort study

in Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology

Ping Gong
Xuelian Yin
Xuanyu Hou
Zhen Zhou
Ziren Tang
Hong Zhao

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2026.1814729

160 views

Systematic Review

Published on 12 May 2026

Institutional approaches to generative AI management in higher education: a systematic review

in Higher Education

Fritz D. Bacalso
Francis E. Villamor
Cyre P. Paclipan
Clifford John B. Orquia
Irvin Paul Rendon
Antonietta T. Albiso
Celbert M. Himang

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1814426

451 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Pericoronary adipose tissue radiomics enhances prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events beyond CCTA-derived functional parameters in coronary atherosclerosis

in Cardiovascular Imaging

Zhenye Wang
Zhijing Wu
Milan Cao
Lili Zhao
Guojiang Zhang
Shan Wu
Xiong Zhang
Jiwei Ning
Yanhua Zhang
Junqin Wang

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1833189

427 views

Articles

Overexpression of long noncoding RNA colorectal neoplasia differentially expressed protects spinal cords against ischemia by targeting microRNA-181a-5p/Sirtuin-1 axis

Why Do Older People Tend to Have Low Back Pain?

Strategies to promote liver fibrosis amelioration with involvement of restorative macrophages

A novel marker for predicting malignancy in patients with thyroid nodules diagnosed as AUS on initial cytology: thyroid hormone sensitivity

Real-world comparison of anti-CD20 therapies: efficacy, infections, and immune profiles in a German cohort

A new direction in personalized medicine: multimodal joint prediction of hepatic encephalopathy risk post-TIPS

Neutrophil extracellular traps and pyroptosis: a molecular nexus linking systemic autoimmune diseases to atherosclerosis

Challenges to using digital technologies in mathematics teaching and learning: the view of Chilean teacher educators

A scoping review of national stackable micro-credentials ecosystems in higher education with implications for Ecuador

Criminal governance and extortion in informal economies: fear as a mechanism of territorial control in Lima

Quality of life and self-regulatory fatigue in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the mediating effects of personal mastery and health-promoting behaviors

Case Report: Cytokine storm syndrome causing retinal inflammatory factor storm

To bathe or not to bathe: a pilot study to assess how chickens use open water in an outdoor run

Systemic immune-inflammation index combined with blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio predicts 28-day mortality in sepsis: a retrospective cohort study

Institutional approaches to generative AI management in higher education: a systematic review

Pericoronary adipose tissue radiomics enhances prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events beyond CCTA-derived functional parameters in coronary atherosclerosis