Special Issues

Life publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Section
Search by Title/Keyword
 
Order results
Display
Results per page
Updates in Cardiovascular Medicine: Diagnosis, Treatment and Technical Aspects: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiology; cardiovascular medicine; interventional cardiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Environmental Exposure and Human Health: Morphological, Physiological and Clinical Consequences
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 897 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental risk; human health; morphological studies; physiological studies; molecular aspects; clinical implications; biomarkers; advanced imaging techniques; risk factors; mechanistic studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Clinical Management and Prevention of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathologic pregnancies; ultrasound; clinical and molecular characteristics; fetal pathologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)
Ecotoxicity Effects of Metals and Microplastics on Aquatic Organisms
edited by Chiara Martino
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic organisms; emerging contaminants; metals; microplastics; defense strategies; cell stress; heavy metals; environmental stress; pollution; ecotoxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Management of Ischemia and Heart Failure—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiac ischemia; heart failure; therapy; medical innovation; emerging technologies; care strategies; prognosis; treatment efficacy; clinical protocols; personalized therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Stem Cell and Developmental Biology: At the Interface of Differentiation and Morphogenesis
edited by and Kristen Panfilio
submission deadline 2 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cell biology and tissue aging  ; gene regulatory networks and epigenetics  ; signalling and cell– cell interactions; differentiation and morphogenesis  ; tissue mechanics and mechanotransduction; germ cells and reproduction; evolution of developmental control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering)
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4029 | Submission Open
Keywords: PRRS; pathogenesis; immune; prevention; vaccines; vaccinology; pig
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Early Diagnosis and Management of Gynecological Malignancies
edited by Vasileios Pergialiotis
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: ovarian cancer; cervical cancer; uterine cancer; vulvar cancer; early diagnosis; morbidity and mortality; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Freeze-Dried Plasma for Major Trauma: Trends and Applications submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open
Keywords: blood products; blood transfusion; coagulation; freeze-dried plasma; fresh frozen plasma; hemorrhage; hemorrhagic shock; hemostatic agent; hemostatic resuscitation; major trauma; massive transfusion; prehospital resuscitation; trauma coagulopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Emerging Biomarkers: Recent Findings and Application in Pathological Condition Detection—2nd Edition submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; biological fluids; early diagnosis; laboratory medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Research Update in Pregnancy Complications submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8206 | Submission Open
Keywords: general condition; pregnancy complication; ocular anomaly; neuro-ophthalmological disease; ocular malformations  ; fetal abnormality; infection disease  ; diabetes mellitus; preeclampsia; prenatal diagnosis; genetic testing; amniocentesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)
Human Health before, during, and after COVID-19
edited by Alessia Verduri
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4872 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; telemedicine; pandemic-related anxiety; pandemic-related depression; long COVID; unvaccinated people; new SARS-CoV-2 variants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
Extremophiles Breakthrough: Hot Topics and Current Issues in Their Isolation, Identification and Biotechnological Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4410 | Submission Open
Keywords: astrobiology; biochemistry and molecular biology; biodiversity and ecology; biotechnology; extraterrestrial analogs; extreme environments; extremophiles; genetics; genomics; and proteomics; origin of life; phylogeny and evolution; physiology and metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
The Brain Barriers: Functions and Implications submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3242 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain barriers; brain homeostasis; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; brain drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
New Insights into Allergic Eye Diseases submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2951 | Submission Open
Keywords: allergy; IgE; IL-4; IL-5; IL-13; TNF-alpha; mast cells; eosinophils; Th1 cells; Th2 cells; therapeutics; immunopathogenesis; immunopathology; conjunctivitis; keratoconjunctivitis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
New Advances in Neuroimaging and Brain Functions: 2nd Edition
edited by Ming-Chang Chiang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1798 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuroimaging; brain functions; neurological diseases; humanities and social sciences; noninvasive methods; AI deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)
Kidney Transplantation: What’s Hot and What’s New
edited by and Caterina Di Bella
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1239 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney transplantation; immunosuppression; graft quality; machine perfusion (MP); living donor kidney transplantation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Alternative Pharmacological Approaches for Septic Shock Management: Beyond Traditional Amine-Based Therapies
edited by Guglielmo Consales and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: decatecholaminisation; non-amine-based therapy; beta blockers; hormone replacement; levosimendan; Angiotensin II; sepsis; septic shock; septic cardiomyopathy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Clinicopathology and Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer: New Advances and Perspectives
edited by Daniela Cornelia Lazar
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: carcinogenesis; helicobacter pylori; biomarkers; chemotherapy; immunotherapy; molecular pathways; early detection; epidemiology; genomic profiling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Alzheimer’s Disease: Recent Developments in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapy submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; biomarkers; epigenetics; genetics; genomics; immune mediators; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; proteomics; risk factors; therapy; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Microvascular Dynamics: Insights and Applications
edited by and Friedrich Jung
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: microvessels; dynamics; velocity; flow; rheology; in vitro; animals; humans; biomarkers; imaging; simulations; models; preclinical; clinical
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Pathology, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Movement Disorders
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurorehabilitation; outcome measures  ; functional assessment  ; therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Molecular Mechanisms of Preeclampsia
edited by Feng Li
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: preeclampsia; hypertension; proteinuria; placenta; fetal growth restriction; pregnancy com-plications; implantation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)
Green Medicine: Unraveling the Medicinal Effects of Plant Extracts and Functional Foods submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; phytochemicals; inflammation; obesity; liver disease; oxidative stress; antioxidants; diabetes; skin damage; aging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
Virus Genomics and Diversity
edited by Temitope O. C. Faleye, and
submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; diversity; virus evolution; virus detection; genome sequencing; DNA sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)
Eye Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Edition
edited by and Laura De Diego-García
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6056 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocular treatment; ocular diseases; retina; anterior eye; posterior eye; ocular biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
The Role of Renewable Resources for Ecology and Human Health: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5732 | Submission Open
Keywords: residual products; waste products; multidrug resistance; cancer; natural compounds and antioxidants; anti-inflammatory effect; antiviral properties; antifungal activity
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Medical Image Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2797 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical imaging; deep learning for medical imaging; histopathological image analysis; medical diagnosis; visualization in biomedical imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); X-ray computed tomography (CT); positron emission tomography (PET); medical image fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)
Prostate Cancer: 3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2038 | Submission Open
Keywords: incidence; mortality; diagnosis; histopathology; imaging; treatment; prognosis; case report; animals; humans; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Recent Advances in Functional Genomics
edited by Katerina R. Katsani and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 891 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatin profiling; CRISPR screens; crop genomics; epigenome editing; epigenomics; interactomes; metagenomics; pharmacogenomics; phenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Impact of Circulating Ketones on Physiology
edited by Maleah Winkler
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: ketones; ketone supplementation; beta-hydroxybutyrate; ketogenic diet; fasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
New Insights into Breast Cancer: Current Controversies and Future Perspectives
edited by , Angela Bucaro and Flavia de Lauretis
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: breast cancer treatment; oncoplastic surgery; conservative mastectomy; breast reconstruction; sentinel node biopsy; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; integrated therapies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advances in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Embolism submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary embolism; therapy; cardiac imaging; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Advances in Research in Biocatalysis: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochemical; biomedical; biomaterials; biocatalysis; biodegradation; biofuels; bioplastics; directed evolution of enzymes; environmental remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology)
Current Research on Dermatology: Pathology, Clinical Manifestation, Investigation and Therapy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 21159 | Submission Open
Keywords: demodex; endosymbionts; cutaneous microbiome; integrative medicine; optical coherence tomography; dermoscopy; confocal microscopy; cutaneous comorbidities keyword; inflammatory diseases; hair; skin cancer; comorbidities; skin surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11479 | Submission Open
Keywords: autoimmunity; immunobiology; vaccine; leucocytes; immune system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Natural Additives to Promote Organic and Sustainable Poultry Production submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10432 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry; sustainable intensification; product quality; physiological responses; nutrient digestibility; growth performance; carcass performance; Gut microbiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
Mechanism, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Novelties in Dermatology: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6557 | Submission Open
Keywords: physiopathology; skin sonography; dermoscopy; innovation; confocal microscopy; biological treatment; psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; immune-mediated diseases; urticaria; laser CO2
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Current Problems and New Horizons in Headache Clinical Practice
edited by , and Muneto Tatsumoto
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5381 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Trauma and Emergency: Beyond Damage Control Surgery: 2nd Edition
edited by , and Matteo Zanchetta
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2789 | Submission Open
Keywords: trauma surgery; emergency surgery; DAMP; damage-associated molecular pattern; post-injury inflammation; hemorrhage; transplant surgery; robotic surgery; danger model; PRR; pattern recognition receptors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Personalized Prevention and Treatment in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
edited by Grigorios Panagiotou
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 902 | Submission Open
Keywords: personalized medicine; precision prevention; multi-omics; obesity; diabetes and endocrinology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
AI and Precision Medicine: Using Machine Learning for Disease Diagnosis and Prediction
edited by and Sarantis Chlamydas
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; machine learning; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; neurological disorders; genomics; diagnosis; prognosis; treatment response; disease-risk prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Veterinary Pathology and Veterinary Anatomy: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary pathology; veterinary anatomy; SARS-CoV2 pandemic; climate change; environmental pollution; diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases; computer modeling of pathological processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)
DNA Damage, Repair and Mutagenesis submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: genomics; epigenomics; genome instability; cancer; neurodegeneration; ageing; chemotherapy; replication; transcription; mutational signatures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)
Bioinformatics Tools and Machine Learning Methods for Biomarker Discovery
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioinformatics; machine learning; deep learning; biomarkers; multi-omics; NGS; single-cell; gene expression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)
Current and Future Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
edited by Giuseppe Consorti, Lisa Catarzi and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; medical practices; artificial neural network; computational health informatics; predictive analytics in healthcare; ethics in AI for medical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Role of Mitochondria in the Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Diseases
edited by Yuriana Oropeza-Almazán and Héctor Chapoy-Villanueva
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); mitochondria; mitochondrial dysfunction; ATP production; mitochondrial fission; mitochondrial fusion; electron transport chain; oxidative phosphorylation; mitophagy; cardiac hypertrophy; myocardial infarction; IR injury; mitochondrial ROS; ROS signaling; ion homeostasis; cardiac arrhythmias
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)
Nutritional Supplements and Cardiovascular Function in Athletes and Sedentary People submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: athletes; sedentary; eating habits; nutrition; endothelium; microcirculation; nutritional supplements; oxidative stress; antioxidants; NRF2-signalling pathway; functional food; cardiovascular function; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Human Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: infertility; reproduction; reproductive endocrinology; male infertility; female infertility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)
Mechanism, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Aortic Diseases: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: aorta; aortic disease; aortic aneurysm; aortic dissection; penetrating aortic ulcer; aortic stenosis; arteritis; pathomechanism; diagnosis; pharmacological therapy; invasive therapy; endovascular therapy; open surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)
Back to TopTop