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Did you tune into the Olympics or Paralympics this month? Were you left in awe by the athletes? Curious about the science behind the games? We have curated a list of our best Research Topics on everything Olympic and Paralympic. Enjoy research spanning from the latest insights on new addition sports climbing and athlete hydration strategies to para-athlete mental health and sustainability in sports mega-events. Research Topics: Towards Tokyo 2020: What will contribute to Optimal Olympic Athlete Performance?...

Transfection of microRNA Mimics Should Be Used with Caution Hyun Yong Jin, Alicia Gonzalez-Martin, Ana V. Miletic, Maoyi Lai, Sarah Knight, Mohsen Sabouri-Ghomi, Steven R. Head, Matthew S. Macauley, Robert C. Rickert and Changchun Xiao* Addressing Bias in Small RNA Library Preparation for Sequencing: A New Protocol Recovers microRNAs that Evade Capture by Current Methods Jeanette Baran-Gale*, C. Lisa Kurtz, Michael R. Erdos, Christina Sison, Alice Young, Emily E. Fannin, Peter S....

Dialogue-based communication can strongly enhance the awareness and responses of rural communities to conservation needs, argue researchers in Frontiers in Communication. Dialogue is a powerful catalyst for change, but dialoguing effectively is deceptively difficult. — By Mark Wartenberg Researchers from the University of Texas argue that it is important to look in closer detail at how conservationists communicate with rural populations whose behavior they would like to change. They identify three particular forms of dialogue-based interpersonal communication that are specific to the relevant rural communities: critical listening and understanding, recognition of difference, and cooperative engagement....

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Researchers using NASA’s Earth observing system find that Antarctic sea ice allows enough light in to let hidden phytoplankton bloom in the Southern Ocean. Until now, we thought the packed sea ice of the Southern Ocean blocked all light from reaching the sea beneath, preventing phytoplankton — tiny algae which are the base of aquatic food webs — from growing there. The less light available, the less the phytoplankton can photosynthesize and therefore the less phytoplankton there will be, heavily restricting life beneath the ice....

Vytautas Magnus University has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. This institutional agreement means that eligible Vytautas Magnus University researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. Articles may benefit from a 2.5% membership discount. The university library Vytautas Magnus University supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. This agreement will further encourage Vytautas Magnus University researchers to publish open access, increasing the volume of research openly available....

This case report documents the extraordinary resilience of a woman in Argentina who endured multiple strokes. Strokes are usually, but not always, debilitating. This case report documents the extraordinary resilience of a woman in Argentina who endured multiple strokes. Despite these traumas her daily functioning continued in many ways as though nothing had happened. In addition to being an inspiring individual story of resilience, this episode highlights how much we still have to learn about the way the adult brain functions....

Study shows for first time that HHV-6 virus can infect neurons and possibly cause cognitive disturbances leading to psychiatric disorders: Frontiers in Microbiology Researchers show for the first time that type HHV-6 viruses are capable of infecting neurons and possibly causing cognitive disturbances leading to psychiatric disorders. — University of Würzburg Purkinje cells are a central part of the human cerebellum, the part of the brain that plays an important role in motor learning, fine motor control of the muscle, equilibrium and posture but also influences emotions, perception, memory and language....

With an Impact Factor of 3.519, Frontiers in Endocrinology is the 4th most-cited open-access journal in its field Frontiers in Endocrinology is the world’s 4th most-cited open-access journal in its field and ranks in the top Impact Factor and CiteScore percentiles Frontiers in Endocrinology ranks among the world’s top endocrinology journals in terms of influence and quality, as shown by our analysis of the 2017 Journal Citation Reports (JCR-2017; 2018, Clarivate Analytics), 2017 CiteScore edition (2018, Scopus, Elsevier) and other impact metrics....

The largest-ever study of age perceptions finds skewed views of aging — particularly among young adults: Frontiers in Psychology The largest-ever study of age perceptions finds skewed views of aging — which are not always in line with longer life expectancies — Michigan State University Does life really begin at 40? Is 50 the new 30? For people in these age groups, the answer appears to be yes. But for young adults in their teens and early 20s, turning 50 equates to hitting old age....

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers Science Communications Manager At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, many often fly under the radar. Now, as part of new series each month, Frontiers will highlight just some of those amazing papers you may have missed. The Unseen Effects of Deforestation: Biophysical Effects on Climate Research published to Frontiers in Forests and Global Change offers the most comprehensive and detailed evidence to date that forests are more important to the climate – both globally and locally – than we think due to the way in which they physically transform the atmosphere....

Dr Martin Paul Eve’s book Open Access in the Humanities is an incredibly detailed, extensive and comprehensive exploration of, well, Open Access in the Humanities. He gauges the Humanities publication field, siding for Open Access yet galantly acknowledging the multiplicity of perspectives which enter into the debate. Dr Martin Paul Eve’s book Open Access in the Humanities is an incredibly detailed, extensive and comprehensive exploration of, well, Open Access in the Humanities....

Tropical cyclones in Asia could double in destructive power under a warming climate, according to new research in Frontiers in Earth Science By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer In a new paper published in Frontiers in Earth Science, researchers investigated how tropical cyclones’ destructive power has changed over the eastern and southeastern regions of Asia between 1979 (hereafter) and 2016. They found that, during the last four decades, there has been a notable increase of tropical cyclone inland impacts over the studied regions....

Frontiers for Young Minds is proud to be an Official Partner of the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival, to be held April 16-17, 2016 in Washington, D.C. What is the universe made of? Why did dinosaurs go extinct? What do magic tricks and hip-hop have to with math? What will be the next medical breakthrough? What does baseball have to do with physics? Find out at the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo where more than 350,000 K-12 students and parents, over 5,000 teachers and over 3,000 STEM professionals will experience the largest celebration of STEM!...

The new Frontiers in Communication section seeks to understand the way we communicate about politics in the 21st century. The new Frontiers in Communication section seeks to understand the changing way we communicate about politics. “Fake news.” The phrase, subject to mockery in 2016, has crept its way into common usage on social media, news articles — and is even now uttered from the mouths of reporters. Did we merely accept the phrase, or did its reinforced use challenge us to confront the issue of deception in news media?...

By Leticia Nani Silva For this article, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr Francesca Altieri, a planetary science researcher at the Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology in Rome, Italy. Altieri focuses her research on the surface composition of solid bodies within the solar system. In this interview, our discussion is focused on how culture and tradition amongst families affect our decisions to pursue a career completely outside the expectations of our parents....

Catch up with the most viewed articles from Frontiers in Plant Science this June. 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)...

By Colm Gorey, Science Communications Manager At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, many often fly under the radar. Now, as part of new series each month, Frontiers will highlight just some of those amazing papers you may have missed. 1: New treatment for tinnitus shows promise for further study More than 10% of the world’s population is estimated to live with a condition called tinnitus, where a range of sounds ranging from ringing to buzzing are heard in the ears that never goes away....

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists found that differences in the epigenome, in particular the DNA methylome, are predictably associated with differences in the temperament of dogs, especially their energy and fearfulness. The DNA methylome predicted these traits better than Single-Locus Polymorphisms or age. In future, breeders could screen the epigenome of puppies to find the best candidates for companion or service dogs. Anyone who’s ever had a dog knows how different one can be from another....

A new study reveals that scientists are divided on issues such as how to remove hybrids and free-roaming dogs, and whether they should be kept captive, sterilised and released or killed; Frontiers in Ecology in Evolution A new study reveals that scientists are divided on issues such as how to remove hybrids and free-roaming dogs, and whether they should be kept captive, sterilised and released or killed — by University of Exeter...

chemotherapy, wind effects, nanotechnology and more – see the latest eBook collections of research topic articles, all free to download, share and distribute. The latest eBook collections of Research Topic articles Frontiers has published its 1500th eBook! Browse through this month’s new releases including the latest research on: chemotherapy wind effects nanotechnology and many more! All eBooks are available in EPUB and PDF, and are free to download, share and distribute....