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Time-lapse microscopy reveals how amoebae react to infection by giant viruses: Frontiers in Microbiology — by Tokyo University of Science Viruses are probably the most peculiar “life forms” known to us, with each kind having unique characteristics. One thing common to all viruses is that they attack a “host” cell and hijack its machinery, using it for its own replication. A particularly large variant, called a “giant virus,” has interesting ways of attacking its host organism – an amoeba....

Read some of the latest research articles related to Malaria, published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Recent research published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology focuses on combating malaria through vaccines. In Parasite Carbohydrate Vaccines, by Jonnel A. Jaurigue and Peter H. Seeberger, examples, strategy and the status of carbohydrate antigen vaccines against malaria are reviewed. In Engineering of Genetically Arrested Parasites (GAPs) For a Precision Malaria Vaccine, Oriana Kreutzfeld, Katja Müller and Kai Matuschewski assess the most recent developments in GAP vaccine discovery....

By Kate E. Mullins / EPFL When the full-scale effect of the COVID-19 pandemic was starting to be understood in early 2020, the EPFL Blue Brain Project and ETH Zurich, as part of the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force, began collaborating with Spiez Laboratory on an online Platform – Academic Resources for COVID-19 (ARC). In a paper published in Frontiers for Public Health, the authors explain how the ARC Platform was set up to be a service to support Swiss diagnostic laboratories that are testing for SARS-CoV-2....

Delft University of Technology has formed an institutional membership agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers on the 1st of October 2014. This institutional agreement means that eligible Delft University of Technology researchers may publish in any Frontiers journal at no cost to them and with a simplified process. As of January 2022, articles may now benefit from a 10% membership discount. TU Delft Library supports its researchers in making their research more widely available....

They were more likely to feel depressed and anxious, and certain factors implied increased risk: Frontiers in Psychiatry — by Peter Rejcek, Frontiers Science Writer The novel coronavirus that has infected more than one million people globally (at time of publication) is not just a physical health threat. A first-of-its-kind study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry found that more than a third of medical staff responding to the outbreak during its peak in China suffered from insomnia....

Algorithms described Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics provide maps of potential hotspots for plant disease and infestation worldwide. Researchers develop algorithms to predict the risk of disease or infestation in plants anywhere in the world — By Conn Hastings A newly developed technique can predict the risk of plant disease or infestation across the globe. Described in open-access journal Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, the modeling technique considers the geographical distribution of vulnerable plants to provide maps of potential disease hotspots....

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience review article outlines structural brain changes caused by video games Studies investigating how playing video games can affect the brain have shown that they can cause changes in many brain regions Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date suggests that playing video games can change the brain regions responsible for attention and visuospatial skills and make them more efficient....

Soldiers are more likely to open up to a computer-generated virtual interviewer than by taking a survey, say researchers in Frontiers in Robotics and AI Computer-generated interviewers combine anonymity with social rapport to help troops open up about mental health. — by Conn Hastings Soldiers are more likely to open up about post-traumatic stress when interviewed by a virtual interviewer than by taking a survey, finds a study published today in open-access journal Frontiers in Robotics and AI....

We would like to announce that Birkbeck, University of London has joined the national open access deal agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. This landmark deal provides a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing for researchers in the UK, who publish 7% of the world’s research. Eligible authors will benefit from a streamlined invoicing process, relieving authors of the responsibility of payment. Furthermore, Birkbeck, University of London will benefit from a discount on Article Processing Charges (APCs) for articles covered by this agreement....

Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week Open Access Academy OA Survey Report Almetric Impact and attention: what can the metrics tell us? Washington Post ‘Fraudulent’ peer review strikes another academic publisher; 32 articles questioned Times Higher Education Elsevier journal editors ‘may be asked to resign’ in open access row Techdirt New boycott in support of open access: third time lucky? Information Today Highlights from the CERN workshop on innovations in scholarly communication BioMed Central blogs Open bioinformatics in the Irish free software state PR Newswire AAAS, publisher of science, acquires peer review evaluation (pre) service to help promote transparency and public trust in science EurekAlert!...

Red lights makes moth antennae more sensitive to sex pheromones, stimulating mating: Frontiers in Genetics By Maryam Clark and Mischa Dijkstra, science writers Study show for the first time that dim red light activates olfactory gene pathways in the antennae of a model species, the yellow peach moth, increasing the sensitivity of males to female sex pheromones, and ultimately promoting reproductive behavior Do you dim the lighting and turn on the red light for a romantic night in with your partner?...

By K.E.D Coan, science writer Eating breakfast at home is linked with fewer behavioral problems in young people, reports a new nationwide study from Spain. Previous research has supported the importance of children and teens eating a healthy breakfast, but this is the first study to show that eating at home can have a positive effect as well. Young people who eat healthy breakfasts at home have better psychosocial health, shows a recent study in Frontiers in Nutrition....

Microbiome differences in cesarean and vaginally born babies are most likely due to antibiotics given to mothers delivering by C-section: Frontiers in Medicine Microbiome differences between cesarean- and vaginally born babies are most likely caused by antibiotics given to mothers delivering by C-section rather than lack of exposure to vaginal microbes at birth. — By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, Frontiers science writer The increasingly popular practice of ‘vaginal seeding’ — in which cesarean-delivered babies are immediately swabbed with the mother’s vaginal fluids — is declared unjustified and potentially unsafe in a new critical review of scientific literature....

Stable isotope analysis shows that beaked whales exhibit ocean-wide site fidelity, finds new study in Frontiers in Conservation Science By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer A new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers shows the usefulness of opportunistically collected specimens, such as stranded carcasses, to study elusive species. The researchers used stable isotope analysis of skin, muscle, and bone tissue of Sowerby’s beaked whales to study their spatial ecology....

We invite you to read the story of Jane C Wright- the forgotten cancer scientist Photo Credit | 2013 ASCO Frontiers for Young Minds takes you down on a dive into the depths of the historical scientific archives and introduces you to scientists you may have not heard about, but you definitely should! This time, we tell you the story of a scientist who made a major contribution to chemotherapy....

2022 Update: KAUST has extended their collaboration with Frontiers, allowing affiliated authors to continue to benefit from a 10% membership discount. Authors remain responsible for paying the remaining balance of the APC after discount. KAUST, via its Library, supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, KAUST Library have entered an institutional agreement with Frontiers. Under the terms of this agreement, corresponding authors affiliated with KAUST will benefit from a 10% membership discount on article processing charges (APCs) when publishing in any of Frontiers’ open access journals, irrespective of what fund covers the APC....

The Eye is Listening: Music-Induced Arousal and Individual Differences Predict Pupillary Responses Bruno Gingras*, Manuela M. Marin, Estela Puig-Waldmüller and W. T. Fitch Chronic Intermittent Ethanol Regulates Hippocampal GABA(A) Receptor Delta Subunit Gene Expression Paolo Follesa*, Gabriele Floris, Gino P. Asuni, Antonio Ibba, Maria G. Tocco, Luca Zicca, Beniamina Mercante, Franca Deriu and Giorgio Gorini* Your Brain on Art: Emergent Cortical Dynamics During Aesthetic Experiences Kimberly L. Kontson*, Murad Megjhani, Justin A....

We are delighted to announce that the University of Aberdeen has formed an open access publishing agreement under the national agreement in the UK agreed between Jisc Collections and Frontiers. The University of Aberdeen supports its researchers in making their research more widely available. As part of this support, the University has agreed to become another participating organization of the Jisc-Frontiers national agreement. Under this scheme, the University of Aberdeen Libraries cover article processing charges (APCs) for eligible articles by its researchers published in any Frontiers journal and with a simplified and streamlined process....

The article, on vitamin B12 production by a marine microbe, comes from scientists at the University of California and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. We are delighted to publish our 10,000th article in the field of microbiology — original research on vitamin B12 production by a marine microbe better known for its role in nitrogen fixation, from researchers at the University of California and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Frontiers in Microbiology and Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology are leaders in their field, with both among the top 5-most cited microbiology journals in the world....

by Beatriz del Rincón Alonso, Over 30 ideas submitted and 69 participants, including students, PhD students, researchers and professors, is the result of the first edition of actúaloop. Actúaloop competition aims to stimulate innovation in social research networks and to promote ideas that improve the functionality of Loop research network while generating new and innovative applications for academic and publishing. It has the support and mentoring of the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and of the Swiss open-access publisher Frontiers....