Unveiling the Silent Stage: Nutrient Trafficking and Host-Parasite Interactions in Plasmodium Liver-Stage Infection

Plasmodium liver-stage parasites silently invade hepatocytes and rapidly replicate. To support growth, they hijack host nutrients across the parasitophorous vacuole membrane. Understanding this host-parasite interaction reveals targets for malaria prevention before symptoms arise.

Shubham Sah

Sep 01, 2025

News and Opinion

Virtual Sexual behavior and Its Cerebral and Microbiological Impacts on the Vaginal Microbiome

In a digital age where technology as virtual intimacy rises through VR sex and teledildonics, its impact on pleasure is clear—but what about vaginal health? Even without physical contact, digital sex may influence hormones, stress, and habits that subtly reshape the vaginal microbiome.

Shubham Sah

Apr 30, 2025

Behind the Paper

Pyroptosis as a Central Mechanism in Multisystem Toxicities Triggered by Environmental Pollutants

Pollution is bad for our health, but how exactly? Research says that one mechanism of cell death, pyroptosis, could be an important clue. Activated by pollutants, it leads to inflammation and damage to organs. To understand it can help us counteract pollution's long-term harm.

Shubham Sah

Apr 16, 2025

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Unveiling the Silent Stage: Nutrient Trafficking and Host-Parasite Interactions in Plasmodium Liver-Stage Infection

Virtual Sexual behavior and Its Cerebral and Microbiological Impacts on the Vaginal Microbiome

Pyroptosis as a Central Mechanism in Multisystem Toxicities Triggered by Environmental Pollutants

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