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Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

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1,947
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53
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2026
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Reishi · Lingzhi

Ganoderma lucidum

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1,830
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60
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2026
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Turkey Tail · Yun Zhi

Trametes versicolor

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1,828
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41
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2026
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Shiitake · Hua Gu

Lentinula edodes

Studies
1,766
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60
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2026
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Cordyceps · Scarlet Club

Cordyceps militaris

Studies
1,635
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67
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2026
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Cordyceps · Caterpillar Fungus

Ophiocordyceps sinensis

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1,576
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59
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2026
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Almond Mushroom · ABM

Agaricus blazei

Studies
1,441
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54
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2026
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Enoki · Winter Mushroom

Flammulina velutipes

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1,403
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47
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2026
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King Oyster · Eryngii

Pleurotus eryngii

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1,278
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60
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2026
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Maitake · Hen of the Woods

Grifola frondosa

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1,276
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48
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2026
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Snow Fungus · Silver Ear

Tremella fuciformis

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1,052
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29
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2026
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Lion's Mane · Yamabushitake

Hericium erinaceus

Studies
862
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67
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2026
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Chaga

Inonotus obliquus

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738
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65
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2026
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Mesima · Sanghwang

Phellinus linteus

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722
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58
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2026
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Niu-Chang-Chih

Antrodia camphorata

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496
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63
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2026
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Nameko · Nametake

Pholiota microspora

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421
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29
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2026
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Yellow Morel

Morchella esculenta

Studies
392
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42
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2026
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Zhu Ling · Umbrella Polypore

Polyporus umbellatus

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263
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55
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2026
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Wood Ear · Kikurage

Auricularia auricula-judae

Studies
254
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51
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2026
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Agarikon · Quinine Conk

Fomitopsis officinalis

Studies
47
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55
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2026
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Mesima · 2011 · Journal Article · Journal of medicinal food

Hispidin isolated from Phellinus linteus protects against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in pancreatic MIN6N β-cells.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been shown to cause DNA damage, protein denaturation, loss of antioxidative enzyme activity, and lipid peroxidation. Thus, ROS are associated with tissue damage and are considered to be prime contributing factors in inflammation, diabetes, aging, and cancer..

OncologyImmune supportEnergy & fatigueMetabolic health
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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2011 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Pretreatment with an ethanolic extract of Taiwanofungus camphoratus (Antrodia camphorata) enhances the cytotoxic effects of amphotericin B.

Taiwanofungus camphoratus, a well-known Chinese medicine used in Taiwan, possesses several pharmacological functions, including anticancer effects. In the present study, we aimed to investigate a novel anticancer effect by pretreating cancer cells with an ethanolic extract of T..

Oncology
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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Journal of Water and Environment Technology

Biodegradation Characteristics of Pharmaceutical Substances by Whole Fungal Culture Trametes versicolor and its Laccase

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Trametes versicolor in Journal of Water and Environment Technology in 2010. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologyImmune support
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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Fitoterapia

Role for toll-like receptor 4 in TNF-alpha secretion by murine macrophages in response to polysaccharide Krestin, a Trametes versicolor mushroom extract.

Woody fungi and yeast preparations show promise in cancer treatment by activating anti-tumor immune responses. Macrophages (J774A.1) were treated with PSK, Reishi extract, scleroglucan or vehicle control..

OncologyImmune support
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Chaga · 2009 · Journal Article · Phytotherapy research: PTR

Antitumor activity of water extract of a mushroom, Inonotus obliquus, against HT-29 human colon cancer cells.

In the current study, it was demonstrated that the hot water extract of I. obliquus (IOWE) exerts inhibitory activity against the proliferation of human colon cancer cells (HT-29)..

OncologyGut & microbiome
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Reishi · 2009 · Journal Article · Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Ganoderma lucidum Extracts Inhibited Leukemia WEHI-3 Cells in BALB/c Mice and Promoted an Immune Response in Vivo

Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) is a medicinal mushroom having biological effects such as immunomodulation and anti-tumor actions.

OncologyImmune support
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Reishi · 2009 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology

Influence of Ganoderma lucidum strains and culture medium on fruit body formation and angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibition

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Ganoderma lucidum in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2009. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support, metabolic health, liver support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthLiver support
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Almond Mushroom · 2009 · Journal Article · Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Multi-Potential Cancer Preventive Efficacy and the Current Safety Status of Agaricus blazei Murill Products

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Agaricus blazei in Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 2009. MycoData maps the paper to oncology based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Oncology
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Mesima · 2009 · Journal Article · Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie. Food science + technology. Science + technologie alimentaire

Nonvolatile taste components of solid-state fermented adlay and rice by Phellinus linteus

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Phellinus linteus in Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie.

Oncology
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Mesima · 2009 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology

System of functional research on cultured mycelia of the higher Basidiomycetes mushrooms: Using Phellinus linteus of medicinal mushroom

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Phellinus linteus in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2009. MycoData maps the paper to oncology based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Oncology
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Mesima · 2008 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology

Anti-fungal activities of oxyresveratrol against Coriolus versicolor, Phellinus linteus, and Fomitopsis palustris

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Phellinus linteus in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2008. MycoData maps the paper to oncology based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Oncology
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Reishi · 2008 · Journal Article · Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Effects of the Antlered Form of Ganoderma lucidum on Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Cyclophosphamide-Treated Mice

We examined the alleviation of cyclophosphamide-induced immunodepression by the antlered form of Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum AF) and also evaluated the anti-tumor and anti-metastatic effects of G.

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesMetabolic health
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Turkey Tail · 2008 · Journal Article · Forest products journal

Effects of wood species and enzyme production on lignocellulose degradation during the biodegradation of three native woods by Trametes versicolor.

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Trametes versicolor in Forest products journal in 2008. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologyImmune support
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Mesima · 2008 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology

Interactions between meshimakobu (Phellinus linteus) and other wood-decaying fungi on yamaguwa wood (Morus bombycis)

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Phellinus linteus in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2008. MycoData maps the paper to oncology based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Oncology
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Almond Mushroom · 2007 · Journal Article · Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 Are Major Regulators in Agaricus blazei-Induced Human Leukemic U937 Cell Apoptosis through Dephoshorylation of Akt

Agaricus blazei is a medicinal mushroom that possesses antimetastatic, antitumor, antimutagenic, and immunostimulating effects. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in A.

OncologyImmune support
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Reishi · 2007 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology

Influence of Light Illumination on Mycelial Growth of Ganoderma lucidum Karst

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Ganoderma lucidum in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2007. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support, metabolic health, liver support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthLiver support
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Mesima · 2007 · Journal Article · Mushroom Science and Biotechnology

Inhibitory Effect of an Aqueous Extract of Phellinus linteus on Tumor Promotion in Mouse Skin

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Phellinus linteus in Mushroom Science and Biotechnology in 2007. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, skin & hydration based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologySkin & hydration
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Reishi · 2007 · Journal Article · Food Science and Technology Research

Moisture Sorption Isotherms of Lincheu Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Ganoderma lucidum in Food Science and Technology Research in 2007. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support, metabolic health, liver support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthLiver support
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Almond Mushroom · 2007 · Journal Article · Journal of Oleo Science

Therapy of Myeloma In Vivo Using Marine Phospholipid in Combination with Agaricus blazei Murill as an Immune Respond Activator

Mushroom (Agaricus blazei Murill) extract has been reported to possess antitumor effects through immune activation. Here, we investigated the beneficial effects of combining A.

OncologyImmune support
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Reishi · 2006 · Journal Article · Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Anti-Tumor Activities of the Antlered Form of Ganoderma lucidum in Allogeneic and Syngeneic Tumor-Bearing Mice

We investigated the anti-tumor effects of a dry powder preparation of the antlered form of Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum AF, rokkaku-reishi in Japanese), a variant type of G.

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nerves
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Almond Mushroom · 2006 · Journal Article · Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Inhibitory Effects of Agaricus blazei on Mast Cell-Mediated Anaphylaxis-Like Reactions

Agaricus blazei is a medicinal mushroom native to Brazil. It used to be a source of anti-tumor and immunmoactive compounds and considered a health food in many countries.

OncologyImmune support
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Turkey Tail · 2006 · Journal Article · Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan

ITS polymorphisms at inter- and intra-strain levels of Trametes versicolor

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Trametes versicolor in Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Meeting of the Mycological Society of Japan in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologyImmune support
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Mesima · 2006 · Journal Article · The Japanese Journal of Urology

MP-542 実験的ラット前立腺肥大モデルにおけるphellinus linteus抽出物の影響(一般演題ポスター,第94回日本泌尿器科学会総会)

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Phellinus linteus in The Japanese Journal of Urology in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to oncology based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

Oncology
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Reishi · 2006 · Journal Article · Foods & Food Ingredients Journal of Japan

The Preventative Effect of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Osteoporosis by Ganoderma lucidum

Metadata-grounded summary: This journal article indexes research on Ganoderma lucidum in Foods & Food Ingredients Journal of Japan in 2006. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support, metabolic health, liver support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthLiver support
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Maitake · 2005 · Journal Article · Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)

Maitake D-Fraction enhances antitumor effects and reduces immunosuppression by mitomycin-C in tumor-bearing mice.

OBJECTIVE: D-Fraction, a polysaccharide extracted from maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa), has been reported to exhibit an antitumor effect through activation of immunocompetent cells, including macrophages and T cells, with modulation of the balance between T-helper 1 and 2 cells..

OncologyImmune support
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Maitake · 1986 · Journal Article · Agricultural and biological chemistry

Fractionation and characterization of antitumor polysaccharides from Maitake, Grifolia frondosa.

Three groups of polysaccharides from the edible mushroom "Maitake, " the cultured fruiting body of Grifola frondosa, were extracted with hot water, 3% NH4-oxalate (100°C), and 5% sodium hydroxide solution (30°C) in this order..

OncologyImmune support
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Reishi · 2026 · Review · Cell biology international

Ganodermanontriol and Lanostane Triterpenoid Derivatives in Cancer Cell Biology: Signaling Network Modulation, Cell-Cycle Control and Tumor Microenvironment Reprogramming.

Ganodermanontriol (GDNT), a lanostane-type triterpenoid derived from Ganoderma lucidum, exhibits multiple pharmacological properties, with emerging evidence supporting its anticancer potential. Despite the long-standing medicinal use of G..

OncologyImmune supportLiver supportRespiratory
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Almond Mushroom · 2026 · Preprint · journal metadata

Informing agent-based models with spatial data using convolutional autoencoders

Spatial computational models such as agent-based models (ABMs) offer powerful in silico tools to study tumor dynamics, yet imaging data are still rarely used to inform these models directly..

OncologyImmune supportSkin & hydration
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Reishi · 2026 · Review · Cancer pathogenesis and therapy

Mushrooms as potent autophagy modulators in cancer therapy: Current evidence and therapeutic prospects.

Mushrooms, recognized for their culinary and medicinal applications, are emerging as promising autophagy modulators in cancer therapy. Autophagy is cellular degradation triggered by organelle damage, protein aggregation, metabolic disturbances, or nutrient scarcity..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthLiver support
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Lion's Mane · 2026 · Review · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Recent Advances in Erinacine A: Preparation, Biological Activities, and Biosynthetic Pathway.

Erinacine A, a cyathane diterpenoid derived from the medicinal and edible fungus Hericium erinaceus, is increasingly recognized for its potent neurotrophic and neuroprotective properties..

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nerves
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Almond Mushroom · 2026 · Preprint · journal metadata

Spatial Agent-Based Modeling and Interpretable Machine Learning Predict Combination Therapy Response in HER2-Heterogeneous Breast Cancer

HER2 heterogeneity and reversible phenotypic plasticity play a central role in breast cancer progression and therapeutic resistance, yet how their interaction shapes treatment response remains poorly understood..

OncologyCognition & nerves
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Chaga · 2026 · Review · Veterinary sciences

Toxoplasma gondii as a Direct Cause of Reproductive Dysfunction: Dual Threats to Male and Female Fertility.

Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan infecting approximately one-third of the global population, poses a significant yet underappreciated threat to reproductive health in both sexes..

OncologyImmune support
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Reishi · 2025 · Review · Nutrients

Critical Review on the Anti-Tumor Activity of Bioactive Compounds from Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms over the Last Five Years.

In recent years, the incidence rate of cancer has been on the rise all over the world, and the age of cancer patients has shown a younger trend, which seriously endangers patients' health..

OncologyImmune support
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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Exploring the relationship between vascular remodelling and tumour growth using agent-based modelling

We develop a multiscale agent-based model (ABM) to investigate the effect that mechanical interactions between proliferating tumour cells and the surrounding vasculature have on the oxygen supply to the tumour microenvironment (TME), the tumour’s growth dynamics, and its response to radiotherapy..

OncologyEnergy & fatigue
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Turkey Tail · 2025 · Review · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Himalayan Mushrooms as a Natural Source of Ergosterol and Vitamin D2: A Review of Nutraceutical and Functional Food Perspectives.

Mushroom diversity is essential for maintaining ecological balance and provides valuable bioactive compounds for human use. Beyond their nutritional value, mushrooms contribute to functional foods and have applications in nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology..

OncologyImmune supportSkin & hydration
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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology

Modeling of hepatitis B virus infection spread in primary human hepatocytes.

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a significant global health threat, causing severe liver diseases including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma..

OncologyLiver supportRespiratory
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Reishi · 2025 · Review · Drug design, development and therapy

Molecular Pharmacological Interventions for Endometrial Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.

Endometrial cancer, a common malignancy of the female reproductive system, has a rising incidence and complex clinical management due to its diverse molecular subtypes..

OncologyImmune support
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Lion's Mane · 2025 · Review · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Mushrooms as Nutritional Powerhouses: A Review of Their Bioactive Compounds, Health Benefits, and Value-Added Products.

Mushrooms are known to be a nutritional powerhouse, offering diverse bioactive compounds that promote and enhance health. Mushrooms provide a distinguishable taste and aroma and are an essential source of vitamin D2, vitamin B complex, hydroxybenzoic acids (HBAs) and hydroxycinnamic acids (HCAs), terpenes, sterols,….

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthGut & microbiome
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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology

Partially-functional exhausted CD8+ T cells can contribute to short-term viral suppression: a computational prediction for children with perinatal HIV.

We and others have reported evidence of T cell exhaustion in children with perinatal HIV with increased expression of inhibitory receptors PD-1, CD160, and TIM-3, but there is limited data on the virologic functional consequences of this immune exhaustion..

OncologyImmune supportRespiratory
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Reishi · 2025 · Review · Frontiers in pharmacology

Plant polysaccharides influence tumor development based on epigenetics: a review.

Plant polysaccharides have emerged as pivotal epigenetic modulators in oncology, offering multi-target therapeutic potential to address toxicity and drug resistance limitations of conventional therapies..

OncologyImmune support
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Lion's Mane · 2025 · Review · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

Potential Medicinal Fungi from Freshwater Environments as Resources of Bioactive Compounds.

Owing to their nutritional, culinary, and nutraceutical, mushrooms are worldwide consumed and appreciated. Moreover, many of these mushrooms are also known as medicinal mushrooms since they possess several pharmacological properties attributable to a huge number of bioactive compounds derived from their sporophores..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic health
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Reishi · 2025 · Review · Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Radioprotective effect of edible and medicinal mushrooms against ionizing radiation: Components, potential mechanisms, and applications.

Ionizing radiation can cause severe damage to the body. The use of natural products as radioprotective agents has gained increasing popularity and attention in recent years..

OncologyImmune support
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Enoki · 2025 · Review · Current issues in molecular biology

Research Progress on Nutritional Components, Functional Active Components, and Pharmacological Properties of Floccularia luteovirens.

Edible and medicinal fungi are a general term for large fungi with both edible and medicinal values. As a unique wild edible and medicinal fungus in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the 'Four Medical Classics' of the Tang Dynasty has recorded Floccularia luteovirens effects of external application and internal….

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic health
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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

RESET (Ready for Safe Cancer Treatment) – a comprehensive tool for improving quality and optimizing perioperative care and safe discharge planning in surgical oncology: study protocol for a large-scale long-term trial including a randomized control group, with elements of exploratory cross-sectional study.

Abstract Background Prolonged hospitalizations and rehospitalizations are common challenges in oncological surgery, often resulting in increased morbidity, increased healthcare costs, and diminished patient outcomes..

Oncology
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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology

Rethinking the seven-day treatment-free interval in T-cell engager therapy using agent-based modeling.

BACKGROUND: The CD3/CD19 bispecific T cell engager (TCE) blinatumomab has shown efficacy in relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), but response rates are often limited by T cell exhaustion..

OncologyImmune support
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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Simulating The Effect of the Radiotherapy on Cancer Stem Cell Evolution

ABSTRACT Radiotherapy is one of the most effective treatments for cancer. However, the radiation on cancer often leads to further tumor evolution and resistance.

Oncology
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Almond Mushroom · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Spatiotemporal Simulation of Radiotherapy Impact on Stage III Sigmoid Colon Cancer Using a Metabolically Coupled Agent-Based Model

Colorectal cancer (CRC), particularly sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma, presents complex therapeutic challenges at advanced stages. While fractionated radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy and immune involvement is clinically effective, its outcomes vary due to tumor heterogeneity, hypoxia, and treatment-induced….

OncologyImmune supportEnergy & fatigueMetabolic health
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Shiitake · 2025 · Preprint · journal metadata

Statistical optimization of fermentation conditions for metabolites production by Lentinus edodes and investigation of anticancer activity

Abstract The investigation was carried out to increase polysaccharide yield utilizing statistical strategies, starting with submerge and shifting to solid-state fermentation, with the main aim of promoting the anticancer properties of Lentinus edodes (shiitake) fruit and exploring the rheological properties of….

OncologyImmune support
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Reishi · 2025 · Review · Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)

Synthesis, Application and Prospects of Carbon Dots as A Medicine Food Homology.

Against the background of the vigorous development of materials science and the deep cross-infiltration in many fields, a new medicine food homology, carbon dots (herein combined and abbreviated as MFH-CDs), has sprung up, showing great potential..

OncologyLiver support
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Almond Mushroom · 2024 · Preprint · journal metadata

Agent-Based Modeling of Virtual Tumors Reveals the Critical Influence of Microenvironmental Complexity on Immunotherapy Efficacy

Since the introduction of the first immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), immunotherapy has changed the landscape of molecular therapeutics for cancers. However, ICIs do not work equally well on all cancers and for all patients..

OncologyImmune support