BUFFALO, NY – May 6, 2026 – A new case report was published in Volume 17 of Oncotarget on May 4, 2026, titled “Small bowel GIST harboring concurrent KIT exon 9 duplication and SDHC mutation: A case report.”

Published in Trends in Molecular Medicine, the study shows that myelin not only facilitates the transmission of signals, but also plays an active role in brain plasticity, in other words, the brain’s ability to adapt. In this process the GPCR receptors, activated by neurotransmitters, act as key regulators of this plasticity in the adult brain. Understanding how myelin, which plays a part in numerous neurological disorders, is regulated opens up new therapeutic opportunities.

Public concern about air pollution has traditionally centred on chemical pollutants such as vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions found in fine particulate matter (PM2.5). However, researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have discovered that seemingly insignificant microbial components in the air, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and cellular debris, pose a long-overlooked health hazard. The research revealed that, although accounting for less than one-millionth of the total mass of PM2.5, bacterial endotoxins can trigger inflammatory responses in the human respiratory system in nearly 20% of cases. The research team also detected drug-resistant fungi in urban air, raising further public health concerns.