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Trogocytosis: revealing new insights into parasite–host interactions (2025)
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Trogocytosis – a process whereby cells physically nibble and ingest membrane fragments and other components from neighboring cells – plays a critical role in host–parasite interactions by modulating parasite survival and host immune responses. This r... Read More about Trogocytosis: revealing new insights into parasite–host interactions.

Characterization of a trypanosome from large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), cage-cultured in seawater, in China (2025)
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A significant outbreak of trypanosomosis occurred in farmed large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) in Southeast China resulting in daily mortality rates, over 70 days, of up to 1 % with cumulative losses nearing 60 %. Despite the severity of the... Read More about Characterization of a trypanosome from large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), cage-cultured in seawater, in China.

COVID-19’s impact on physical activity and metabolic syndrome in firefighters: A randomized trial of pre- and post-recovery analysis (2025)
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Objective: Despite the physical demands of their job, firefighters often experience declining health, a trend that has worsened with coronavirus infection. We investigated the correlation between physical activity (PA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) ris... Read More about COVID-19’s impact on physical activity and metabolic syndrome in firefighters: A randomized trial of pre- and post-recovery analysis.

Chronotype Predicts Body Mass Index via Emotion Regulation Strategy Use and Emotional Eating (2025)
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Introduction: Rates of obesity are increasing across all regions representing a critical public health concern. An evening chronotype has been associated with elevated body mass index and a less nutritious diet. However, the mechanisms underpinning t... Read More about Chronotype Predicts Body Mass Index via Emotion Regulation Strategy Use and Emotional Eating.

Superspreaders have lower gut microbial alpha-diversity and distinct gut microbial composition in a natural rodent population (2025)
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The microbiome is well known to drive variation in host states (e.g. behaviour, immunity) that would be expected to modulate the spread of infectious disease—but the role of microbiotal interactions in promoting superspreading is poorly understood. S... Read More about Superspreaders have lower gut microbial alpha-diversity and distinct gut microbial composition in a natural rodent population.

Enhancing Laboratory Education through Collaborative Online International Learning: A Case Study between USA and UK Students (2025)
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Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) has emerged in recent years as an effective and viable alternative to increase the international opportunities within taught curricula. Through recent innovations in online collaboration tools, and e... Read More about Enhancing Laboratory Education through Collaborative Online International Learning: A Case Study between USA and UK Students.

Body-weight functional exercise promotes greater and safer blood glucose reduction compared to aerobic and strength exercises in type 1 diabetics: a randomised crossover study. (2025)
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Aerobic and strength exercises are commonly recommended for patients with type-1 diabetes (T1DM) but may not suit everyone. Body-weight functional exercise (BWFE) could offer an alternative for diabetes management. We aimed to compare blood glucose (... Read More about Body-weight functional exercise promotes greater and safer blood glucose reduction compared to aerobic and strength exercises in type 1 diabetics: a randomised crossover study..

Safe Havens in Health: Standards of Care for Children and Young People Seeking Asylum and Refugees (2025)
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This review outlines current literature regarding access to and quality of healthcare for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (CYPSAR) in the UK. The multiple factors influencing their experiences are explored, alongside the optimal... Read More about Safe Havens in Health: Standards of Care for Children and Young People Seeking Asylum and Refugees.

The "reasonable punishment" of children defence in England should be consigned to history (2025)
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Understanding greenspace attachment across the life-course: the role of personal history in establishing spatial meaning amongst older people in the Netherlands (2025)
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Introduction: Greenspaces facilitate bonds between people and place and may hold meaning in improving health and wellbeing. Studies indicate that contact with nature can promote health, but the evidence relies on cross-sectional study designs and lac... Read More about Understanding greenspace attachment across the life-course: the role of personal history in establishing spatial meaning amongst older people in the Netherlands.

Analysing the effectiveness of digital escape rooms on enhancing student experience and knowledge acquisition – A microbiology-based case (2025)
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Active and gamified teaching methods, such as digital escaperooms, effectively enhance student outcomes. However, current work in this areais highly specialised and lacks translational capability across sectors, withlimited data associated with key h... Read More about Analysing the effectiveness of digital escape rooms on enhancing student experience and knowledge acquisition – A microbiology-based case.

A systematic review of key principles relating to decolonising interventions in midwifery education. (2025)
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Midwifery education is predominantly influenced by Eurocentric models, contributing to systemic health inequalities for marginalised groups. The health disparities for ethnically diverse maternity service users are well documented. There are various... Read More about A systematic review of key principles relating to decolonising interventions in midwifery education..

Exploring domestic garden identities: personal histories from older people in the Netherlands (2024)
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Domestic gardens are spaces imbued with meaning, expression, and identity. This paper seeks to explore garden identities across their lifespan in the Netherlands by investigating older people’s personal histories through thematic analysis. Oral histo... Read More about Exploring domestic garden identities: personal histories from older people in the Netherlands.

Revealing the progression and pathologic features of intraperitoneal infection of Trichomonas vaginalis in mice via parasite α-actinin-based immunological detection (2024)
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Background: Trichomoniasis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis is the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted disease in women and has frequently damaged public health. To better use the animal model and take a step forward fully elucidating this pa... Read More about Revealing the progression and pathologic features of intraperitoneal infection of Trichomonas vaginalis in mice via parasite α-actinin-based immunological detection.

Multiomics of parkinsonism cynomolgus monkeys highlights significance of metabolites in interaction between host and microbiota (2024)
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The gut microbiota has been demonstrated to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, conflicting findings regarding specific microbial species have been reported, possibly due to confounding factors within hum... Read More about Multiomics of parkinsonism cynomolgus monkeys highlights significance of metabolites in interaction between host and microbiota.

First outbreak of trypanosomiasis in farmed blood parrot cichlids (Vieja melanura♀ × Amphilophus citrinellus♂) from southern China (2024)
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Outbreaks of fish trypanosomiasis are regularly reported in cultured groupers (Epinephelus spp.), largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), and many other species of Cyprinidae, but only rarely reported in ornamental fish. This study reports a trypano... Read More about First outbreak of trypanosomiasis in farmed blood parrot cichlids (Vieja melanura♀ × Amphilophus citrinellus♂) from southern China.

Apicomplexa micropore: history, function, and formation (2024)
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The micropore, a mysterious structure found in apicomplexan species, was recently shown to be essential for nutrient acquisition in Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii. However, the differences between the micropores of these two parasites qu... Read More about Apicomplexa micropore: history, function, and formation.

The Toxoplasma monocarboxylate transporters are involved in the metabolism within the apicoplast and are linked to parasite survival (2024)
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The apicoplast is a four-membrane plastid found in the apicomplexans, which harbors biosynthesis and organelle housekeeping activities in the matrix. However, the mechanism driving the flux of metabolites, in and out, remains unknown. Here, we used T... Read More about The Toxoplasma monocarboxylate transporters are involved in the metabolism within the apicoplast and are linked to parasite survival.

Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria (2024)
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Purpose
Avian coccidiosis is an important and widely distributed disease that affects global agricultural economies through losses. In Algeria, there is limited epidemiological and ecological knowledge about this disease and this hinders implementat... Read More about Prevalence of Eimeria Species, Detected by ITS1-PCR Immobilized on FTA Cards, in Future Laying Hens and Breeding Hens in Six Provinces in Northeastern Algeria.

Functional screening reveals Toxoplasma prenylated proteins required for endocytic trafficking and rhoptry protein sorting (2023)
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In the apicomplexans, endocytosed cargos (e.g., hemoglobin) are trafficked to a specialized organelle for digestion. This follows a unique endocytotic process at the micropore/cytostome in these parasites. However, the mechanism underlying endocytic... Read More about Functional screening reveals Toxoplasma prenylated proteins required for endocytic trafficking and rhoptry protein sorting.