• Pain-causing stinging nettle toxins target TMEM233 to modulate NaV1.7 function 

      Jami, Sina; Deuis, Jennifer R.; Klasfauseweh, Tabea; Cheng, Xiaoyang; Kurdyukov, Sergey; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)
      Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels are critical regulators of neuronal excitability and are targeted by many toxins that directly interact with the pore-forming α subunit, typically via extracellular loops of the ...
    • Patterns of livestock depredation and Human–wildlife conflict in Misgar valley of Hunza, Pakistan 

      Bano, Rubina; Khan, Akbar; Mehmood, Tahir; Abbas, Saeed; Khan, Muhammad Zafar; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)
      Throughout the world, livestock predation by mammalian carnivores causes significant economic losses to poor farmers, and leads to human–wildlife conflicts. These conflicts result in a negative attitude towards carnivore ...
    • Performance analysis of noninvasive electrophysiological methods for the assessment of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy in clinical research: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis 

      Haque, Fahmida; Reaz, Mamun Bin Ibne; Ali, Sawal Hamid Md; Arsad, Norhana; Chowdhury, Muhammad Enamul Hoque ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      Despite the availability of various clinical trials that used different diagnostic methods to identify diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN), no reliable studies that prove the associations among diagnostic parameters ...
    • Photo-oxidative enhancement of polymeric molecular sieve membranes 

      Song, Qilei; Cao, Shuai; Zavala-Rivera, Paul; Ping Lu, Li; Li, Wei; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2013 , Article)
      High-performance membranes are attractive for molecular-level separations in industrial-scale chemical, energy and environmental processes. The next-generation membranes for these processes are based on molecular sieving ...
    • The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids 

      Graham, Sarah E.; Clarke, Shoa L.; Wu, Kuan Han H.; Kanoni, Stavroula; Zajac, Greg J.M.; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)
      Increased blood lipid levels are heritable risk factors of cardiovascular disease with varied prevalence worldwide owing to different dietary patterns and medication use1. Despite advances in prevention and treatment, in ...
    • Preparation, characterization and therapeutic properties of gum arabic-stabilized gallic acid nanoparticles. 

      Hassani, Abdelkader; Azarian, Mohammad Mahdi Sabaghpour; Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel; Hussain, Siti Aslina ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      Gallic acid (GA) is a natural phenolic compound with therapeutic effects that are often challenged by its rapid metabolism and clearance. Therefore,  GA was encapsulated using gum arabic into nanoparticles to increase its ...
    • Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of major congenital anomalies: A population-based register study 

      Al-Dewik, Nader; Samara, Muthanna; Younes, Salma; Al-jurf, Rana; Nasrallah, Gheyath; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)
      Congenital anomalies (CAs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in early life. We aimed to assess the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of major CAs in the State of Qatar. A population-based retrospective ...
    • Protection of Omicron sub-lineage infection against reinfection with another Omicron sub-lineage 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M.; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)
      There is significant genetic distance between SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant BA.1 and BA.2 sub-lineages. This study investigates immune protection of infection with one sub-lineage against reinfection with the other ...
    • Publisher Correction: A lightweight neural network with multiscale feature enhancement for liver CT segmentation (Scientific Reports, (2022), 12, 1, (14153), 10.1038/s41598-022-16828-6) 

      Ansari, M.Y.; Yang, Y.; Balakrishnan, S.; Abinahed, J.; Al-Ansari, A.; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Other)
      [No abstract available]
    • Reply to "Comments on the Editor Re: Shi, Zumin, et al. High Chili Intake and Cognitive Function among 4582 Adults: An Open Cohort Study over 15 Years. Nutrients 11.5 (2019): 1183." 

      Shi, Zumin; El-Obeid, Tahra; Riley, Malcolm; Li, Ming; Page, Amanda; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2019 , Article)
      No abstract . Please check the attached PDF for the content
    • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol 

      Taddei, Cristina; Zhou, Bin; Bixby, Honor; Carrillo-Larco, Rodrigo M.; Danaei, Goodarz; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world3 and countries are using ...
    • Root and canal morphology of third molar teeth 

      Al-Qudah, Aladdin Ahmad; Bani Younis, Hamzeh A. Barakat; Awawdeh, Lama Adel; Daud, Alaa ( Nature Research , 2023 , Article)
      Restorative and prosthetic considerations usually necessitates endodontic treatment of third molars in order to retain them as a functional component of the dental arch. However, the anatomy of third molars has been described ...
    • SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalization, severity, criticality, and fatality rates in Qatar 

      Seedat, Shaheen; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Makhoul, Monia; Mumtaz, Ghina R.; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)
      The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in considerable morbidity and mortality as well as severe economic and societal disruptions. Despite scientific progress, true infection severity, factoring both diagnosed and undiagnosed ...
    • Serum vitamin D is associated with improved lung function markers but not with prevalence of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis 

      Ganji, Vijay; Al-Obahi, Asma; Yusuf, Yusuf; Dookhy, Zainab; Shi, Zumin ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      Hypovitaminosis D has been linked to several non-bone diseases. Relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and lung function and lung diseases has received little attention at the global level. Cross-sectional data ...
    • Shotgun-based proteomics of extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer’s disease reveals biomarkers involved in immunological and coagulation pathways 

      Nielsen, Jonas Ellegaard; Honoré, Bent; Vestergård, Karsten; Maltesen, Raluca Georgiana; Christiansen, Gunna; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)
      Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and without readily available clinical biomarkers. Blood-derived proteins are routinely used for diagnostics; however, comprehensive plasma profiling is challenging ...
    • Signatures of co-deregulated genes and their transcriptional regulators in colorectal cancer. 

      Mastrogamvraki, Natalia; Zaravinos, Apostolos ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      The deregulated genes in colorectal cancer (CRC) vary significantly across different studies. Thus, a systems biology approach is needed to identify the co-deregulated genes (co-DEGs), explore their molecular networks, and ...
    • Single crystal structure, vibrational spectroscopy, gas sorption and antimicrobial properties of a new inorganic acidic diphosphates material (NH4)2Mg(H2P2O7)2•2H2O 

      Essehli, R.; Sabri, S.; El-Mellouhi, F.; Aissa, B.; Ben Yahia, H.; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      We report on the successful synthesis of diammonium magnesium dihydrogendiphosphate (V) dihydrate compound (NH4)2Mg(H2P2O7)2•2H2O using a wet chemical route. Single crystal X-ray difraction analysis and micro Raman ...
    • Single-micelle-directed synthesis of mesoporous materials 

      Zhao T.; Elzatahry A.; Li X.; Zhao D. ( Nature Research , 2019 , Article Review)
      Functional mesoporous materials with multilevel architectures, ranging from 0D to 3D, are typically prepared using surfactant-templating methods. In these methods, surfactants first form single micelles or aggregated ...
    • SNG and DNG meta-absorber with fractional absorption band for sensing application 

      Hoque, Ahasanul; Islam, Mohammad Tariqul; Almutairi, Ali F.; Chowdhury, Muhammad E. H.; Samsuzzaman, Md. ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      This paper reports on a tunable transmission frequency characteristics-based metamaterial absorber of an X band sensing application with a fractional bandwidth. Tunable resonator metamaterial absorbers fabricated with ...
    • Solid Sorbents as a Retrofit Technology for CO2 Removal from Natural Gas Under High Pressure and Temperature Conditions 

      Khraisheh M.; Almomani F.; Walker G. ( Nature Research , 2020 , Article)
      The capture of CO2 under high pressure and temperature is challenging and is required in a number for industrial applications including natural gas processing. In this work, we examine the use of benchmark hybrid ultraporous ...