Life Functioning | List of Frontiers open access articles

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Harnessing plant lignin for sustainable materials and chemicals: integrating biosynthesis, structural diversity, and circular bioeconomy perspectives

in Plant Biotechnology

Haixin Jiao
Rania Al-Tohamy
Mohammed Hussein M. Alsharbaty
Jianzhong Sun
Min Xiong
Michael Schagerl
Sameh S. Ali

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1730538

209 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Stereotactic body radiotherapy plus lenvatinib and sintilimab with and without transarterial embolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a dual-center, propensity score-matched retrospective analysis

in Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy

Jun Jia
Cong Ning
Quan Wang
Jing Sun
Xinmu Zhang
Taifeng Zhu
Duo Li
Haitao Zhao
Xuezhang Duan

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1644027

114 views

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Efficacy and safety of antibiotic-loaded bone cement in the treatment of diabetic foot: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Xin Li
Zunhong Liang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1748750

107 views

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Targeting the astrocytic metabolic cascade in Alzheimer’s disease: mechanisms, challenges and opportunities

in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

Huawen Cao
Junyi Liang
Xiaohong Dong
Zhiqi Xia
Xiaoting Luo
Bin Liu

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnagi.2026.1767811

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Decreased hippocampal neurogenesis and post-stroke depression

in Mood Disorders

Xiangyue Tang
Lusen Ran
Wenfei Li

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1761408

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Classification, quantification, and thermotolerance assessment of lactic acid bacteria in yogurt using bacterial melting curve analysis

in Food Microbiology

Yi Liang
Haotang Wei
Feng Chen
Jialei Wang
Shengbin He
Quanzhi Chen
Zhao Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1751797

152 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Exploring the formation of learning burnout among college students in AI context: a serial mediation mechanism of AI dependence and addiction based on I-PACE model

in Human-Media Interaction

Yanling Lan
Sihang Liu
Hao Chen

Frontiers in Computer Science

doi 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1756441

512 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Method-specific beliefs associated with the choice of future contraception among women in refugee settlements in Uganda

in Access and Barriers to Reproductive Health Services

George Odwe
Peter Kisaakye
Yohannes Dibaba Wado
Stella Muthuri
Dagim Habteyesus
Gloria Seruwagi
Yadeta Dessie
Bonnie Wandera
Caroline W. Kabiru
Chi-Chi Undie

Frontiers in Reproductive Health

doi 10.3389/frph.2026.1731971

152 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

CBX4 facilitates EV71 replication by SUMOylation and stabilizing 3D polymerase

in Virology

Rui Su
Yifan Niu
Aiping Sun
Tiesuo Zhao
Hui Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1775950

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Integrating trajectory inference and self-explainable predictive models to explore cell state transitions in breast cancer at single-cell resolution

in Single Cell Bioinformatics

Vanessa Verrina
Marianna Talia
Eugenio Cesario
Santina Capalbo
Domenica Scordamaglia
Rosamaria Lappano
Anna Maria Miglietta
Marcello Maggiolini
Sabrina Giordano

Frontiers in Bioinformatics

doi 10.3389/fbinf.2026.1672671

221 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Integrating neural organoids and AI: increasing the risk of artificial consciousness or medical malpractice?

in Methods and Model Organisms

Alexander R. Harris
Patrick McGivern
Kyle C. A. Wedgwood
Frederic Gilbert

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1767365

154 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Prussian blue-supported platinum nanoparticles as pH-Universal catalase mimics: enabling robust chemiluminescent immunoassay for VEGF in clinical diagnostics

in Biosensors and Biomolecular Electronics

Ying Yang
Jiyixuan Li
Xiang Hu
Yutao Xiu
Miao Zhang
Chao Wang
Xinlin Liu
Bing Liang
Dongming Xing
Tingting Zhang

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

doi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1762884

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Design of bionic porous structure of bone scaffolds and analysis of fatigue and permeability characteristics

in Biomaterials

Long Chao
Qun Chao
Qiuyuan Feng
Jianwei Guo
Wei Zhang
Yueqin Zhang
Jie Cui
Xing Chen
Ming Zhang

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

doi 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1765370

265 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Noninvasive salivary biomarkers (PTX3, calprotectin, and IL-8) for early-onset neonatal pneumonia: case-control differences and exploratory discrimination

in Pediatric Pulmonology

Yan-Nan Wang
Lai-Shuan Wang

Frontiers in Pediatrics

doi 10.3389/fped.2026.1747967

189 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Influence of airway pressure release ventilation on pulmonary gas exchange using ventilatory ratio

in Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology

Emre Kiratlar
Patrick Rehn
Benjamin Neetz
Lars Reinhardt
Markus Alexander Weigand
Christoph Lichtenstern
Werner Schmidt
Armin Kalenka
Mascha O. Fiedler-Kalenka

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1787967

103 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Does the synergistic effects of “digital-green” dual-technology adoption enhance farmers' livelihood resilience?—an empirical study based on China Rural Revitalization Survey data

in Land, Livelihoods and Food Security

Jinxiong Ji
Xuan Zhang
Han Chen
Shuangxue Hao
Yanyan Li
Zhihui Xue

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1745382

Articles

Harnessing plant lignin for sustainable materials and chemicals: integrating biosynthesis, structural diversity, and circular bioeconomy perspectives

Stereotactic body radiotherapy plus lenvatinib and sintilimab with and without transarterial embolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a dual-center, propensity score-matched retrospective analysis

Efficacy and safety of antibiotic-loaded bone cement in the treatment of diabetic foot: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Targeting the astrocytic metabolic cascade in Alzheimer’s disease: mechanisms, challenges and opportunities

Decreased hippocampal neurogenesis and post-stroke depression

Classification, quantification, and thermotolerance assessment of lactic acid bacteria in yogurt using bacterial melting curve analysis

Exploring the formation of learning burnout among college students in AI context: a serial mediation mechanism of AI dependence and addiction based on I-PACE model

Method-specific beliefs associated with the choice of future contraception among women in refugee settlements in Uganda

CBX4 facilitates EV71 replication by SUMOylation and stabilizing 3D polymerase

Integrating trajectory inference and self-explainable predictive models to explore cell state transitions in breast cancer at single-cell resolution

Integrating neural organoids and AI: increasing the risk of artificial consciousness or medical malpractice?

Prussian blue-supported platinum nanoparticles as pH-Universal catalase mimics: enabling robust chemiluminescent immunoassay for VEGF in clinical diagnostics

Design of bionic porous structure of bone scaffolds and analysis of fatigue and permeability characteristics

Noninvasive salivary biomarkers (PTX3, calprotectin, and IL-8) for early-onset neonatal pneumonia: case-control differences and exploratory discrimination

Influence of airway pressure release ventilation on pulmonary gas exchange using ventilatory ratio

Does the synergistic effects of “digital-green” dual-technology adoption enhance farmers' livelihood resilience?—an empirical study based on China Rural Revitalization Survey data