Progress and Insights in Health and Biomedical Research

Hassan Bousbaa; Joana Barbosa; Virgínia Gonçalves; Bruno Henriques; Bruno Sarmento; Célia Fortuna Rodrigues; Júlio C. M. Souza; Maria Elizabeth Tiritan; Nuno Vieira Brito; Quezia Bezerra Cass; Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira; Saman Warnakulasuriya; Victor M. Bolanos-Garcia

doi:10.48797/sl.2026.397

Authors

Hassan Bousbaa Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University Institute of Health Sciences - CESPU, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; UCIBIO – Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, Translational Toxicology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Health Sciences (1H-TOXRUN, IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; UNIPRO – Oral Pathology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS-CESPU), 1317, 4585-116, Gandra PRD, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4006-5779
Joana Barbosa Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University Institute of Health Sciences - CESPU, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; UCIBIO – Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, Translational Toxicology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Health Sciences (1H-TOXRUN, IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2236-1029
Virgínia Gonçalves Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University Institute of Health Sciences - CESPU, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; UCIBIO – Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, Translational Toxicology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Health Sciences (1H-TOXRUN, IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9151-516X
Bruno Henriques Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil; Center for MicroElectroMechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMINHO), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Bruno Sarmento UNIPRO – Oral Pathology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS-CESPU), 1317, 4585-116, Gandra PRD, Portugal; i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Célia Fortuna Rodrigues Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University Institute of Health Sciences - CESPU, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; UCIBIO – Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, Translational Toxicology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Health Sciences (1H-TOXRUN, IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, Porto, University of Porto, Portugal; ALiCE – Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8633-2230
Júlio C. M. Souza Center for MicroElectroMechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMINHO), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Maria Elizabeth Tiritan Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3320-730X
Nuno Vieira Brito Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University Institute of Health Sciences - CESPU, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; UCIBIO – Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, Translational Toxicology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Health Sciences (1H-TOXRUN, IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; CISAS, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1405-2277
Quezia Bezerra Cass SEPARARE, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6550-1194
Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University Institute of Health Sciences - CESPU, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; UCIBIO – Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, Translational Toxicology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Health Sciences (1H-TOXRUN, IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal; Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal; FOREN – Forensic Science Experts, Dr. Mário Moutinho Avenue, Nº 33-A, 1400-136 Lisbon, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7430-6297
Saman Warnakulasuriya The WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer and Faculty of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-0746
Victor M. Bolanos-Garcia Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2700-1479

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48797/sl.2026.397

Abstract

On behalf of the Editorial Team of Scientific Letters, we are pleased to announce the publication of the journal’s fourth issue. In 2025, Scientific Letters continued its mission of disseminating high-quality open-access research across the fields of biology and medicine. The two review articles and five original research papers published this year highlight both foundational biological mechanisms and pressing clinical and public health issues.

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