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Does wealth always lead to a good education? New study in Frontiers in Education proposes new model for predicting student success globally By Peter Rejcek, science writer New research published in Frontiers in Education argues that analyzing the individual components that underlie socioeconomic status, such as parents’ occupation or the number of books in a home, is a better predictor of student success across different cultures than the current composite index....

Frontiers is proud to announce the launch of our newest Open Access journal, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, which is now open for submissions. Frontiers is proud to announce the launch of our newest Open Access journal, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, which is now open for submissions. Submissions are peer-reviewed on Frontiers’ Interactive Forum through a collaborative, fast, transparent and objective review process. Articles are published as Open Access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license....

Lymphatic primary cilia involved in growth of lymph vessels and inflammation, suggesting possible medical applications: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Cellular ‘antennae’ have a key, previously unknown role in guiding the development and regrowth of lymph vessels, including during inflammation, cancer, and wound healing. This discovery, in a study by the open access publisher Frontiers, could ultimately inspire new medical therapies. Less than 10 µm long....

Up to 24% of websites analysed in different countries found to have a negative stance on vaccines: Frontiers in Immunology Up to 24% of websites analysed in different countries had a negative stance on vaccines. — By University of Sussex Research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has found that vaccine information available online can provide unreliable information based on old, ‘weak’ scientific studies. The study is published in Frontiers in Immunology....

by Reeteka Sud, Frontiersin.org Hay fever may do more than give you a stuffy nose and itchy eyes — seasonal allergies may change the brain, says a study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. Scientists found that brains of mice exposed to allergen actually produced more neurons than controls, they did this using a model of grass pollen allergy. The research team examined the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for forming new memories, and the site where neurons continue be formed throughout life....

1,700+ articles published from 10,600+ authors Immunology highlights 2017 has been a tremendous year of growth for Frontiers in Immunology — the 5th-most cited of all journals in the category of Immunology, with an Impact Factor of 6.429. We welcomed 839 new editors to the editorial board, who played a crucial role in publishing an incredible 150% more articles than in 2016. 2017 figures* for the journal include: 1,700+ published articles from 10,600+ authors Nearly 5 million new article views More than 1....

Chief Editor Bruce Miller of new specialty Dementia, highlights need to discover more about this neurodegenerative disease — By Rossella Rebecchi Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops Dementia, a chronic, progressive syndrome caused by numerous and different brain illnesses. By 2030, 75 million people will be affected by this syndrome worldwide and most of them will live in low- and middle-income countries. Now that our global population ages, the impact of untreated dementia is growing exponentially and yet there is still so much more to discover about this neurodegenerative disease....

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung or UFZ) covers Article Processing Charges (APCs) for affiliated corresponding authors who wish to publish in any Frontiers journal. The UFZ is a participating member in an agreement for Open Access publishing between the Helmholtz Association (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren) and Frontiers, and as part of this agreement a 10% discount will be applied to APCs for articles by UFZ-affiliated corresponding authors....

Led by Prof. Gordon Woo, Geohazards and Georisks is the new section in Frontiers in Earth Science, now open for submission. Led by Prof. Gordon Woo, Geohazards and Georisks is the new section in Frontiers in Earth Science, now open for submissions Frontiers in Earth Science is proud to announce the launch of its newest section, Geohazards and Georisks. Led by Specialty Chief Editor Gordon Woo, Catastrophist at Risk Management Solutions and Adjunct Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, this section aims to publish high quality articles which use state-of-the-art geohazard and georisk methods....

In the world of marine science, Dr. Asha de Vos rarely needs an introduction. The Sri Lankan marine biologist and ocean educator is best known for her pioneering work on blue whales and for founding the non-profit Oceanswell, Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organization. Author: Thimedi Hetti In the world of marine science, Dr. Asha de Vos rarely needs an introduction. The Sri Lankan marine biologist and ocean educator is best known for her pioneering work on blue whales and for founding the non-profit Oceanswell, Sri Lanka’s first marine conservation research and education organization....

What is Darwin Day? Why is it important? Scientists of the University of South Florida help to explain! Frontiers for Young Minds celebrates Darwin Day by learning why this day is important for us all, and what we can do on this day that celebrates the importance of evolution and how it is taught! — By Faith Frings (USF Integrative Biology), Alex Levine (USF Philosophy), Lorena Madrigal (USF Anthropology), Larry Plank (Executive Director for Science Hillsborough County Schools), and Christina Richards (USF Integrative Biology)...

The discovery raises hopes for treating this common yet debilitating disease: Frontiers in Endocrinology Discovery of a crucial link between chronic fatigue syndrome and lower levels of key thyroid hormones raises hopes for treating this common yet debilitating disease. New research demonstrates a link between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) symptoms and lower thyroid hormone levels. Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, the study indicates that CFS, a condition with unknown causes, can be explained by lower thyroid hormones — but may be distinct from thyroidal disease....

Advanced testing phase of new service that lowers the barriers to open access publishing Advanced testing phase of new service that lowers the barriers to open access publishing Frontiers will be automatically delivering metadata and full text publications to authorized repositories at German universities. This is an exciting new initiative by DeepGreen that aims to remove the burden from authors and librarians to manually add publications to institutional repositories themselves, and broaden the reach of Open Access research....

Congratulations to Frontiers Chief Editor Timothy Eglinton who is elected as a Royal Society Fellow We are delighted to announce that Professor Timothy Eglinton, a Chief Editor of Frontiers in Earth Science and Chair in Biogeoscience, Geological Institute of the Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, has been elected as a Royal Society Fellow. Prof. Eglinton joined Frontiers last year to lead the speciality section, Biogioscience, within the newly launched open-access journal, Frontiers in Earth Science....

Spatial and temporal dynamics of virus occurrence in two freshwater lakes captured through metagenomic analysis Mohammad Mohiuddin and Herb E. Schellhorn* Carbon assimilation and accumulation of cyanophycin during the development of dormant cells (akinetes) in the cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum Assaf Sukenik*, Iris Maldener, Thomas Delhaye, Yehudit Viner-Motzini, Dotan Sela and Myriam Bormans Diverse and abundant multi-drug resistant E. coli in Matang mangrove estuaries, Malaysia Aziz Ghaderpour, Wing Sze Ho, Li-Lee Chew, Chui Wei Bong, Ving Ching Chong, Kwai-Lin Thong and Lay Ching Chai*...

Scorpions adapt their stinging, stingers and sting contents to minimize the costs of venom use; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Scorpions adapt their stinging, stingers and sting contents to minimize the costs of venom use — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer Replenishing venom takes time and energy – so it pays to be stingy with stings. According to researchers at the Australian National Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, scorpions adapt their bodies, their behavior and even the composition of their venom, for efficient control of prey and predators....

By Claudio Bogazzi, Frontiers Frontiers in Physics recently launched a new Research Topic, titled “The Physics associated with Neutrino Masses”. This topic was conceived by three physicists from different institutes: Dr. Aristizabal, Santa Maria University (Chile), Dr. Deppisch, University College of London (UK) and Dr. Merle, Max Planck Institute for Physics (Germany). The idea behind it is to provide a platform for broad discussion about phenomenological and theoretical aspects of neutrino masses and their implications....

A team of scientific editors has been awarded US $100,000 by Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers in recognition of an outstanding special issue research collection on coral reef science and conservation. A team of scientific editors has been awarded US $100,000 by Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers in recognition of an outstanding special issue research collection on coral reef science and conservation. Coral reefs are home to around 25% of all marine species and support the way of life of countless communities around the world....

Frontiers – a community driven open-access publisher and research networking platform – is pleased to announce the launch of a new open-access journal: Frontiers in Materials. Frontiers in Materials is the latest addition to the “Frontiers in” journal series and will cover a broad spectrum of basic and interdisciplinary research in nanotechnology, polymer research, biomaterials and translational material science and more. Frontiers in Materials will make use of the unique Frontiers platform for open-access publishing and research networking, which provides an equal opportunity to seek, share and create knowledge....

The finding that a fungal parasite can quickly adapt to a population of genetically identical cyanobacteria helps explain why diversity in populations may be valuable for their preservation: Frontiers in Mirobiology The finding that a fungal parasite can quickly adapt to a population of genetically identical cyanobacteria, but not to populations with different genetic variants, helps explain why a high degree of diversity in populations may be valuable for their preservation....