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Research sheds light on a new marker of aging that could help predict the risk of developing age-related disease and death: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience A promising new marker of aging could help predict the risk of developing age-related disease and even death — By Conn Hastings Researchers find that a substance indicating oxidative damage increases in urine as people get older. The study, published today in open-access journal in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, also describes a way to easily measure levels of this marker in human urine samples....

Reptile and bird tears are remarkably similar to human tears: Frontiers in Veterinary Science By K.E.D. Coan, science writer Vision is essential for the survival of most animal species and tears provide potentially life-saving protection for the eyes. A new first-of-its-kind study looks at the composition of bird and reptile tears and compares these findings to human tears. These results provide clues about tear evolution, as well as potential starting points for better eye treatments....

In honor of the international day of Older Persons (October 1st) we spoke to the first onboarded Specialty Chief Editor of Frontiers in Aging, Dr. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, and the most recently joining Specialty Chief Editor Dr. Richard Siow. Given Frontiers in Aging’s 1st Year anniversary we look forward to the future of the field of aging research, and its goals. Dr. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen is the Specialty Chief Editor of the Interventions in Aging section, within Frontiers in Aging, and Associate Professor of DNA damage and interventions in aging, at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark....

When researchers studied the eyes of Common Bluebottles, a species of swallowtail butterfly from Australasia, they were in for a surprise. These butterflies have large eyes and use their blue-green iridescent wings for visual communication – evidence that their vision must be excellent. Even so, no-one expected to find that Common Bluebottles (Graphium sarpedon) have at least 15 different classes of “photoreceptors” — light-detecting cells comparable to the rods and cones in the human eye....

Frontiers for Young Minds participated in the three-day OE Global Conference in France, which focused on the connection between open education and the five action areas of the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation. The Open Education Global Conference is the largest global conference for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and educators that explores open education and its impact on education worldwide. On 23-25 May 2022, Frontiers for Young Minds participated in the three-day OE Global Conference in France, which focused on the connection between open education and the five action areas of the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation: capacity building, policy, access, sustainability, and international cooperation....

For the second year on a row, Frontiers is the #1 most cited and largest open-access publisher in the category of Neuroscience. Coming soon: 2017 analysis based on the most recent Journal Citation Reports by Clarivate Analytics (formerly published by Thomson Reuters). 14.Jul.2016: For the second year in a row, Frontiers is the #1 most cited and largest open-access publisher in the category of Neuroscience. The Impact Factor (IF), defined as the total number of citations in a given year divided by the number of citable articles over the previous two-year period, is the most commonly accepted metric of journal quality (but not of an individual paper or researcher)....

The Charlesworth Group is pleased to announce its partnership with Frontiers to provide language editing services for its authors globally, coupled with local office support in China. This new arrangement will see The Charlesworth Group providing helpdesk services to Frontiers’ authors and enquirers in Mainland China, and facilitating the management of queries from potential authors alongside marketing and promotional services to support Frontiers’ profile and brand awareness in China. The arrangement will also involve the establishment of Frontiers’ Chinese-language website, geared towards the needs of the local audience....

“I’ve often thought that we could do a lot better job of explaining “advanced” mathematical concepts in simple language for the benefit of a wider audience.” Note: This blog post was originally published on the American Mathematical Society Blog. By Jeremy Martin, Professor, University of Kansas and Chief Editor for Understanding Mathematics. I’ve often thought that we could do a lot better job of explaining “advanced” mathematics concepts in simple language for the benefit of a wider audience....

Frontiers for Young Minds is excited to announce its new partnership with The GLOBE Program! GLOBE (The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a K-12 citizen science program that has reached more than 10 million students in the last 20 years. Classrooms that participate in GLOBE campaigns join an international community of students studying their local environments and creating massive data sets available to the scientific community. By learning about their environments locally, students can start to understand how local pieces fit together to create a global system....

Food, health, and environmental sustainability: interconnected issues to be tackled. Experts discuss at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2017. “Food is – directly or indirectly – linked to all the Sustainable Development Goals” – Dr Gunhild A. Stordalen, EAT-founder and president. — By Linoy Markram Food, health, and environmental sustainability: interconnected issues to be tackled when transforming our global food issues. How? Experts from all sides came to discuss at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2017....

This institutional agreement means that eligible Institute for Future Studies (IFFS) 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 IFFS supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage IFFS researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available. While this reduces costs for the researcher, it also benefits the wider research community and the public at large....

By Colm Gorey, Science Communications Manager The infrastructure that makes up our towns and cities is undergoing a technological and scientific revolution. Now, to help shine a light on some of these significant changes and what it means for engineering, Frontiers highlights just four of the latest research articles helping shape the future of construction. For most of the last century, humanity as a species was focused almost solely on building larger cities as fast as possible and with little thought on its impact to the environment....

Our Frontiers Forum webinar series welcomed over 14,000 attendees this year, who joined visionary keynote speakers and panelists for discussions on science-led solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. The Frontiers Forum brings together researchers, policymakers, and other experts from around the world to explore the latest data and fresh perspectives for addressing the greatest challenges of our time. This year, the speakers and panelists included a Nobel prize winner as well as representatives from the World Health Organization, African Academy of Sciences, and leading conservation organizations....

Frontiers’ volunteers have always been at the forefront of community and societal responses. This month, we celebrate our fellow Frontons’ team effort Riding for Cake and fundraising for eco restoration. Frontiers’ employees Hedwig Ens, Igor Faulmann, Helen Kimbell, Ilaria Prete and Daniel Sidoli took on a gruelling Possenia’s Togeveresting event, cycling up a mountain over and over again to gain as much elevation as possible in 8 hours, 8 minutes, and 48 seconds (the ‘height’ of Mount Everest), to support rewilding and ecosystem restoration efforts....

The University of León supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University of León has entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, University of León-affiliated corresponding authors will benefit from a 10% discount on article-processing charges (APCs) when publishing in any of Frontiers’ open access journals. This agreement will further encourage University of León researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available....

Leaf d15N as a physiological indicator of the responsiveness of N2-fixing alfalfa plants to elevated [CO2], temperature and low water availability Idoia Ariz, Cristina Cruz, Tome Neves, Juan J. Irigoyen, Carmen García, Salvador Nogués, Pedro M Aparicio-Tejo and Iker Aranjuelo* Combined endophytic inoculants enhance nickel phytoextraction from serpentine soil in the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens Giovanna Visioli*, Teofilo Vamerali, Monica Mattarozzi, Lucia Dramis and Anna Maria Sanangelantoni Structural characterization of a mixed-linkage glucan deficient mutant reveals alteration in cellulose microfibril orientation in rice coleoptile mesophyll cell walls Andreia Michelle Smith-Moritz, Zhao Hao, Susana González Fernández-Niño, Jonatan Ulrik Fangel, Yves Verhertbruggen, Hoi-Ying N Holman, William G....

Contrary to belief, study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, shows considerable structural changes in the brain from early to mid-adulthood. Contrary to belief, study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, shows that there are considerable structural changes in the brain from early to mid-adulthood. — By Conn Hastings Scientists in China have found that significant microstructural changes occur in the brain from early to mid-adulthood, allowing them to accurately estimate an individual’s age from their brain structure....

Researchers examined the cumulative impacts of recent extreme climate events on marine habitats around Australia; Frontiers in Marine Science Researchers examined the cumulative impacts of recent extreme climate events on marine habitats around Australia — by Russ Babcock, Anthony Richardson, Beth Fulton, Eva Plaganyi and Rodrigo Bustamante, for The Conversation If you think climate change is only gradually affecting our natural systems, think again. Our research, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, looked at the large-scale impacts of a series of extreme climate events on coastal marine habitats around Australia....

Under the terms of the Sweden Open Access Publishing Framework Agreement, Lund University (Lunds universitet) will cover Article Publishing Fees for eligible authors in any of the Frontiers journals. Eligible authors are corresponding authors of a given article who meet the funding criteria of Lund University. To submit your article under this institutional agreement, it is recommended you submit with an email domain affiliated to your institution. When submitting your article, please select ‘Lund University’ as the institutional payer in the invoice section....

The upcoming virtual Big Food Workshop, by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, is unique opportunity to look at building constructive change in food systems for healthier planet and communities. We all know food brings people together and building sustainable food systems can bring us even closer, improving the health of our planet and our communities. This is the mission that drives Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems and is also taking centre stage at the upcoming Big Food Workshop....