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by Erica Namigai, Frontiersin.org Petia Koprinkova-Hristova is a renowned researcher in Computational Intelligence, and is currently an associate professor at the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Koprinkova-Hristova is an active reviewer for a number of scientific journals, among which are Neurocomputing, Neural Networks, and IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, and is a Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience....

Just 25 mega-cities produce 52% of the world’s urban greenhouse gas emissions, finds new study in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer New research published by the open access publisher Frontiers inventories greenhouse gas emissions of 167 globally distributed cities. The study shows that just 25 mega-cities produce 52% of the greenhouse gas emissions from the studied cities. Asian cities emit the most greenhouse gasses (GHG), and most cities of developed countries had significantly higher per capita GHG emissions than those of developing countries....

Pushing the Limits: Cognitive, Affective, and Neural Plasticity Revealed by an Intensive Multifaceted Intervention Michael D. Mrazek*, Benjamin W. Mooneyham*, Kaita L. Mrazek and Jonathan W. Schooler Blocking and Binding Folate Receptor Alpha Autoantibodies Identify Novel Autism Spectrum Disorder Subgroups Richard E. Frye*, Leanna Delhey, John Slattery, Marie Tippett, Rebecca Wynne, Shannon Rose, Stephen G. Kahler, Sirish C. Bennuri, Stepan Melnyk, Jeffrey M. Sequeira and Edward Quadros Chronic Pyruvate Supplementation Increases Exploratory Activity and Brain Energy Reserves in Young and Middle-Aged Mice Hennariikka Koivisto, Henri Leinonen, Mari Puurula, Hani S....

Stem cells from elderly donors can be used for personalized treatment of age-related chronic and degenerative diseases: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine Stem cells from elderly donors can be used for personalized treatment of age-related chronic and degenerative diseases, concludes a new review — By Emma Duncan Donor age does not appear to influence the functionality of stem cells derived from adult body tissues, concludes a new review. The analysis of research on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) finds that not only are typical signs of aging reversed in iPSCs, but cells derived from both older and younger donors show the same ability to differentiate into mature body cells....

by Simon Watt, Frontiers Science Writer Why do more men die when they attempt suicide than women? The answer could lie in four traits, find scientists. More than 6,000 British lives are lost to suicide each year, and nearly 75 per cent of those are male. However, research has found women are more likely to suffer from depression, and to attempt to take their own life. Scientists interested in this sex difference looked into why men’s attempts at suicide were more likely to be fatal, in a study published in open-access journal Frontiers in Psychiatry....

Interview with Professor Mohan Jyoti Dutta on a culture-centered approach for community-driven health communication for addressing health disparities. Interview with Specialty Chief Editor Professor Mohan Jyoti Dutta on a culture-centered approach for community-driven health communication for addressing health disparities. Professor Mohan Jyoti Dutta, whose work has recently been recognized by the National Communication Association with the Outstanding Health Communication Scholar Award, leads Frontiers in Communication’s Health Communication section. The award recognizes Professor Dutta’s development of the culture-centered approach for community-driven health communication for addressing health disparities....

Kamila Markram, CEO and co-founder of Frontiers, has been named in L’Hedbo’s Forum 100 list. Each year the magazine names 100 innovators from French-speaking Switzerland. Kamila Markram, as well as being the CEO of Frontiers, is a neuroscientist and autism researcher. In 2007 she co-founded Frontiers, the open access scientific publisher, with her husband Henry Markram. Their mission is to open up the flow of research knowledge by creating impact-neutral peer reviews while publishing research rapidly and making it openly accessible to all....

A move to larger headquarters provides room for Frontiers to keep delivering new Open Science innovations and editorial support A move to larger headquarters provides room for our growing team of engineers, journal managers and other specialists dedicated to delivering cutting-edge Open Science innovations and editorial support Since its founding in 2007, Frontiers has grown from one journal and a handful of employees to nearly 60 journals and 370 employees in offices across 6 countries....

Frontiers in Education study suggests finger training intervention combined with exposure to number representations supports quantitative skills development Is it OK for children to count on their fingers? Generations of pupils have been discouraged by their teachers from using their hands when learning maths. But a new research article, published in Frontiers in Education shows using fingers may be a much more important part of maths learning than previously thought....

LOOP, a new research network for scientists, reached 200,000 users this week just 4 months after launch. Loop, our new research network for scientists, reached 240,000 users. We officially launched Loop in January 2015 as a research network for scientists and are thrilled at how fast it’s growing. In fact, many of the top scientists and researchers in the world have profiles on Loop, and thousands of institutes are represented on the platform, with Harvard, National Institutes of Health and The Max Planck Society ranking as the top 3 institutes with the most Loop profiles....

An antimicrobial coating made of precious metals reduced growth of bacteria on contamination-prone surfaces inside the ISS, where extreme conditions can foster antibiotic-resistant superbugs; Frontiers in Microbiology — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer An antimicrobial coating made of precious metals reduced growth of bacteria on contamination-prone surfaces inside the ISS, where extreme conditions can foster antibiotic-resistant superbugs Astronauts leave behind many things when they boldly go. Bacteria, however, go with them....

By Jessica Mitchell Save the planet. This is just the motivation that ultimately drives the research of Professor Berend Smit, who says that through his research “in the long term, we may actually save the planet.” Berend Smit is currently Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and EPFL in Sion, Switzerland. He is also Director of the Energy Centre and Chair of Molecular Simulation at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Energy Research....

By Prof Maureen Hanson, Cornell University Chronic fatigue syndrome is a long-term illness with a wide range of symptoms, no known treatment, and undetermined origins. However, with as many as 65m people across the world living with the illness, researchers continue to search for answers. Now, Prof Maureen Hanson of Cornell University discusses how she and graduate student Adam O’Neal searched through the research archives to see whether a genus of RNA viruses called enteroviruses are the most likely culprits and whether the findings have implications in future ‘long Covid’ research....

The new journal facilitates a movement of blockchain research knowledge and experience between academia, industry and the wider world. — by Ruth Miller and Sarah Yardley Frontiers in Blockchain aims to facilitate a movement of blockchain research knowledge and experience between academia, industry and the wider world. This new open-access journal is launched in collaboration with the Centre for Citizenship, Enterprise and Governance (CCEG) Think Tank and led by Olinga Ta’eed, Director, CCEG, and Christopher Clack, financial computing expert and founder of the Thomson Reuters laboratory, University College London....

We are delighted to inform you that Semmelweis University has formed an open access publishing agreement with Frontiers. Semmelweis University supports open access publishing by covering 50% of article processing charges (APCs) for corresponding authors affiliated with the University who wish to publish in any Frontiers journal. To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘Semmelweis University’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with Semmelweis University Library, and if confirmed, 50% of the APC will be paid by the Library upon acceptance....

FRONTIERS DISCUSSION: Goals in Nutrition Science 2015 – 2020 from Frontiers on Vimeo. The field of nutrition has expanded over the past couple of decades with the scope of research now incorporating a number of disciplines ranging from molecular science and molecular genetics to brain energy. Dr. Johannes le Coutre, Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Nutrition and Head of Perception Physiology at the Nestlé Research Center, says brain energy metabolism and research in how the brain is affected in vulnerable situations has become critical in response to questions about cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease....

Jacobs Foundation supports Dutch neuroscientists to spread knowledge about the learning brain to our international younger audience. We, humans, are some of the most intelligent beings on Earth. Yet, most of us don’t know much about the very organ that enables us to learn, analyze, and make conscious decisions. Nienke van Atteveldt and Sabine Peters with their Frontiers for Young Minds Collection will help younger readers and their teachers to explore and better understand our learning brains....

Eradication of HIV and cure of AIDS, now and how? Frontiers in Immunology (Jielin Zhang and Clyde Crumpacker) This paper proposes novel strategies to combat HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy)-resistant HIV and reviews current HIV treatment strategies and their limitations. Association Study of Lipoprotein (a) Genetic Markers, Traditional Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease in HIV-1-infected Patients (Lander Egaña-Gorroño, Esteban Martínez, Tuixent Escribà, Marta Calvo, José M. Gatell and Mireia Arnedo)...

Field Chief Editors of Frontiers in Microbiology and Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology have been awarded the prestigious honor of being named Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM). Field Chief Editors Martin G. Klotz of Frontiers in Microbiology and Yousef Abu Kwaik of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology have been awarded the prestigious honor of being named Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM). To become a Fellow of the AAM, candidates undergo a thorough and highly selective peer-review process based on their scientific achievements and the impact their original contributions have had on the field....

When she was in high school, Dr. Rocío Borrego Varillas’ interest began in Optics. She didn’t know whether she wanted to pursue a research career, or even knew what that meant, but still, an image of herself moving around lenses in a lab was taking shape. She did her PhD at the University of Salamanca, her hometown in Spain, working with ultrashort and ultra-intense lasers. Her project was focused on the optimization of non-linear processes, such as the second-harmonic generation, optical filamentation or supercontinuum generation....