Review

[Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety] The authors summarize current knowledge on the effects of PAHs and their metabolites on pregnancy and birth outcomes and on placental trophoblast cells.

[Trends In Cancer] Investigators describe mechanisms of action for anti-cancer therapies and mechanotransduction programs that regulate cellular processes, including cell proliferation, apoptosis, survival and phenotype switching.

[Nature Cardiovascular Research] Scientists highlight approaches to examine ECM mechanics at tissue and cellular levels, focusing on how mechanical interactions between cells and the ECM regulate vascular phenotype, especially under certain pathological conditions.

[Experimental Hematology & Oncology] Scientists focus on recent advances in the application of organoids in cancer research and discuss the opportunities and challenges facing organoid research.

[Cell Proliferation] The authors describe the possible roles of enteric glial cells in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease, including the roles of glia–immune interactions, neuronal modulation, neural plasticity, and barrier integrity.

[Cellular Signalling] The authors highlight the common pathways between cachexia and breast cancer stem cell signaling, to identify potential therapeutic targets that can aid both conditions.