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New specialty section on Neuroepidemiology to be headed by George Jelinek – a Chief Editor committed to the dissemination of knowledge to all. New specialty section on Neuroepidemiology to be headed by Chief Editor, Professor George Jelinek who is committed to the dissemination of knowledge to all. We are proud and delighted to announce the launch of the new specialty section, Neuroepidemiology, within Frontiers in Neurology, which will be led by Specialty Chief Editor Professor George Jelinek, Head of the Neuroepidemiology Unit at The University of Melbourne....

Swedish Museum of Natural History has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Swedish Museum of Natural History researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 10% membership discount. The Swedish Museum of Natural History supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Swedish Museum of Natural History researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available....

By Damaris Critchlow, Frontiers Science writer Using human neuro-imaging techniques to observe the brain when making decisions, Hauke Heekeren’s research is concerned with perceptual decision making, the roles of motivation and affect in decision making, as well as cognitive and affective components in normal and disturbed social cognition. “When I was in med school in Munich in about 1994, I learned of a psychiatrist, Christoph Hoch and a neurologist, Arno Villringer who were using new methods to look at the intact human brain while it was at work....

With the 100,000th article published in our 10th year, Frontiers Co-founders Kamila Markram and Henry Markram reflect on 10 years of progress, consider what the future holds and thank all those who made Frontiers happen. — By Kamila Markram and Henry Markram, Co-founders, Frontiers Frontiers publishes its 100,000th article Why it matters Science is the engine of modern civilization. Thanks to advances in science our children survive their first 5 years of life and famines are largely a suffering of the past....

Frontiers Science Hero: Annalisa Pastore from Frontiers on Vimeo. Annalisa Pastore is one of Frontiers Science Heroes. She is currently Frontiers’ Field Editor of Molecular Biosciences. A native of Italy, she has been Professor in Molecular Basis of Neurodegeneration at Kings College London, UK, since 2013. Her focus is on understanding the molecular mechanisms of Friedreich’s ataxia, a neurodegenerative disease progressively leading to a loss of coordination and speech difficulties. She says in her work, she relies on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to identify the structures of proteins involved in the disease messaging pathways....

Disagreeable, dishonest and careless leaders can mean bad outcomes for companies – but the employees they work with also play a major role: Frontiers in Psychology Bad leaders are not solely to blame for bad outcomes — their followers can make it worse. On the flipside, followers and leaders can buffer undesirable effects on organizational functioning. — By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, science writer Disagreeable, dishonest and careless bosses can mean bad outcomes for organizations and work groups....

The Frontiers in Neuroscience journal series is the 1st-most cited in Neurosciences The Frontiers in Neuroscience journal series is the 1st most cited in Neurosciences This year, 259 journals were listed in the category of Neurosciences in the 2016 edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), of which 37 are open-access (OA). The Impact Factor (IF) is measured each year and reported in the JCR by Clarivate Analytics (formerly known as Thomson Reuters), along with citations and other metrics of journal impact....

Highly toxic titanium oxide found in coal smog can cause lung damage in mice after a single exposure: Frontiers in Immunology — by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University The tests were headed by Irving Coy Allen, a professor with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, with collaborators from across Virginia Tech and researchers at the University of Colorado, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, East Carolina University, and East China Normal University in Shanghai....

The article, on the role of adenosine receptors in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (or motor neuron disease), comes from scientists at the University of Lisbon, Portugal. Frontiers in Pharmacology is delighted to announce its 3,000th published article: a review by researchers from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, on the role of adenosine receptors in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is also known as motor neuron disease, of which Stephen Hawking had a rare, early-onset, slow-progressing form....

Physiological differences within the same species of dolphin explain huge variations in usual diving depths: Frontiers in Physiology Study offers new insights into how bottlenose dolphins can dive to almost 1,000 meters yet avoid the risks associated with pressure changes at these depths — By Freya Wilson, Frontiers science writer For the first time, researchers have explored the physiological adaptations that enable different populations of the same species of dolphin to vary in diving ability by almost 1000m....

We speak with the breastfeeding expert Dr Alison Spiro about her career, breastfeeding in a broader cultural and social context and how she hopes to change the way healthcare professionals and society view it. Author: Rose Gordon-Orr In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2022, Women in Science speak with the breastfeeding expert Dr Alison Spiro. Alison won the Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support in 2009 and has recently published a book “Breastfeeding for Public Health: A Resource for Community Healthcare Professionals” (2022)....

Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Genetics this July. All are Open Access – enjoy! Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...

Providing Extrinsic Reward for Test Performance Undermines Long-Term Memory Acquisition Christof Kuhbandner*, Alp Aslan, Kathrin Emmerdinger and Kou Murayama Why is Cognitive Enhancement Deemed Unacceptable? The Role of Fairness, Deservingness, and Hollow Achievements Nadira S. Faber*, Julian Savulescu and Thomas Douglas Non-Instrumental Movement Inhibition (NIMI) Differentially Suppresses Head and Thigh Movements during Screenic Engagement: Dependence on Interaction Harry J. Witchel*, Carlos P Santos, James K. Ackah, Carina E. I. Westling and Nachiappan Chockalingam...

The surprise discovery has implications for monitoring and protecting coral reefs threatened by bleaching: Frontiers in Marine Science The surprise discovery has important implications for understanding, monitoring, and protecting coral reefs threatened by bleaching. — By Virginia Institute of Marine Science A new study puts a surprising twist — one might even say a double spiral — into our understanding of how coral reefs react to two climate-change stressors, ocean warming and acidification....

The Annual Conference of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (#DH2015) – is currently taking place in Sydney, Australia from June 29 to July 3. Though Frontiers is not attending, we recently met with Yannick Rochat, postgraduate researcher of the EPFL Digital Humanities Lab who will be presenting on ‘Character Network Analysis of Émile Zola’s Les Rougon-Macquart’ on July 1, to discuss the current state of the field. His comments deliver an insightful look at what it means to study Digital Humanities today....

By Cat Bartman / Media Centre, University of East Anglia Restoring coastal vegetation – so called ‘blue carbon’ habitats – may not be the nature-based climate solution it is claimed to be, according to a new study. In their analysis researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA), the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the OACIS initiative of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, challenge the widely held view that restoring areas such as mangroves, saltmarsh, and seagrass can remove large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere....

A study in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology opens a new personalized-medicine avenue to treating cystic fibrosis New door opened to personalized-medicine avenue for treating cystic fibrosis. — University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) Researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a promising solution to improving treatments offered to patients with cystic fibrosis. This advancement, published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, could lead to the development of new personalized therapies in the near future....

We are delighted to announce that Hannover Medical School (German: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover /MHH) has established an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Library of the Hannover Medical School supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, Hannover Medical School has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, eligible authors from Hannover Medical School may publish in any Frontiers journal with a simplified process....

A high salt diet inhibited tumor growth in two independent mouse models; Frontiers in Immunology A high salt diet inhibited tumor growth in two independent mouse models — by Flanders Institute for Technology A study by an international research team led by Professor Markus Kleinewietfeld (VIB-UHasselt) shows that high salt intake inhibits tumor growth in mice. The effect seems to be due to a change in function of certain immune cells which play a critical role in cancer immunity....

By Colm Gorey, science communications manager Not long after the Covid-19 pandemic began, a surge in scams targeting people’s fears was seen across the globe. Yet despite the disease posing a greater threat to older people, it wasn’t known whether this demographic were more likely to fall for these scams. Now, a study published to Frontiers has found that contrary to stereotypes, older people are less likely to fall for the alleged benefits of scams than middle-aged and younger people are....