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Medical Sociology is the most recent section to be launched in Frontiers in Sociology and spans the fields of medicine, public health and the social sciences. Medical Sociology is the most recent section to be launched in Frontiers in Sociology and spans the fields of medicine, public health and the social sciences. We spoke to Specialty Chief Editor, Professor Hannah Bradby, about her motivations for launching the section and why the Frontiers publishing model is especially suited for this research area....

Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week 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)Like this:Like Loading… NIH New prize competition seeks innovative ideas to advance open science OUP Blog Open Access Week – continuing on the journey The Conversation Your questions answered on open access EurekAlert!...

By Conn Hastings, science writer Alzheimer’s disease can remain undetected until it is too late to treat. Large-scale screening programs could help to detect early-stage disease, but current diagnostic methods are too cumbersome and expensive. A new study published to Frontiers is the first to identify formic acid as a sensitive urinary biomarker that can reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, potentially paving the way for inexpensive and convenient disease screening. Could a simple urine test reveal if someone has early-stage Alzheimer’s disease and could this pave the way for large-scale screening programs?...

Take a look at the Frontiers eBooks published in February 2017 Recent Advances in Symbiosis Research: Integrative Approaches, hosted by M. Pilar Francino and Mónica Medina Intellectual Disabilities in Down Syndrome from Birth and throughout Life: Assessment and Treatment, hosted by Marie-Claude Potier and Roger H. Reeves ROS Regulation during Plant Abiotic Stress Responses, hosted by Zhulong Chan, Chun-Peng Song, Woe Yeon Kim and Ken Yokawa International Plant Proteomics Organization (INPPO) World Congress 2014, hosted by Joshua L....

Urban Ecology is a new specialty section available through the community-run open-access journals Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. “Urban ecology is highly interdisciplinary and there are very few journals that have the right scope for the most exciting new papers. Research in urban ecology can bring together disciplines as diverse as biology, physical science, engineering, social science, and urban planning and design. The new speciality section will be a great new venue for these papers....

A study of moral and social attitudes of tennis players has linked these characteristics to direct observations of cheating behavior in match play. — By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour When top athletes cheat it makes headline news. Retaliating badly to a foul, faking an injury, or deliberately harming an opponent can all result in a loss of credibility and respect. In some cases, it can lead to a loss of sponsorship and even long-term disqualification....

Marc Strous is a renowned microbial ecologist and Specialty Chief Editor of the Microbial Physiology and Metabolism section in Frontiers in Microbiology. Prof. Marc Strous is a renowned microbial ecologist and Specialty Chief Editor of Microbial Physiology and Metabolism in Frontiers in Microbiology, together with Prof. Biswarup Mukhopadhyay. In 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology marked its tenth year anniversary. Prof. Marc Strous’ vision for the field is to widen the focus on inter-microbial interactions, and utilizing large scale bioinformatics and data science to investigate these minute relationships in detail....

Reflecting on Frontiers’ Volunteers and spreading kindness For more than a decade, Frontons have been showing a great passion and big heart for the most pressing world causes, both as scientists and as citizens of the world. At Frontiers, we are committed to contributing to communities in a meaningful and sustainable way and encourage our people to participate in charity activities. In the course of the past year, we have been sharing our Frontons’ amazing stories and insights about life changing experiences from volunteering....

We intend on launching several other specialty sections in the coming months, so do keep an eye out! Already confirmed are: Thermal and Mass Transfer (Specialty Chief Editor: Prof. Timothy S. Fisher) and Acoustical Engineering, Sound and Vibration (Specialty Chief Editor: Prof. Fabrizio Scarpa). “Manufacturing and Production Engineering” and “Tribology” should follow soon. Part of the “Frontiers in” journal series, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering offers: Interactive and collaborative review to ensure quality, rigor, and fairness World-class editorial boards for all specialty sections....

Frontiers is pleased to announce the launch of a series of interdisciplinary open access journals across the whole spectrum of the humanities and social sciences. The first journal, Frontiers in Digital Humanities, is now open for submissions. The first journal to launch, Frontiers in Digital Humanities, will publish a range of article types across all research areas where computer science and the humanities intersect. All Digital Humanities specialties will be on a single open science platform....

Spillover of oyster larvae from marine protected areas is only beneficial if harvested areas contain suitable oyster habitat, finds research in Frontiers in Marine Science. Oyster larval production and recruitment is higher in both restored reefs that are protected and those that are subsequently harvested — By Emma Duncan Marine protected areas can potentially subsidize harvested oyster populations via larval spillover — however, spillover benefits can only be realized if harvested areas contain suitable habitat for larval settlement and survival, finds research published in Frontiers in Marine Science....

By Jessica Wimmer and William Martin Life on Earth arose roughly four billion years ago. How it arose, and from what energy source, is of interest to everyone, because we humans like to know where we come from. The team of Prof William Martin at the University Düsseldorf’s Institute of Molecular Evolution investigates early evolution. In a recent paper in Frontiers in Microbiology, they argue that the source of energy required at life’s origin has been hiding in plain sight: under the environmental conditions at deep sea hydrothermal vents, hypothesized to have been the sites where life on Earth originated, the central biosynthetic reactions of life do not require an external energy source....

National Cancer Control Month provides a great opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the success surrounding treatment, development of new therapies and technology to improve patient survival. To help raise awareness, we have curated a selection of open access Research Topics and articles published within our journal, Frontiers in Oncology. By Jaspreet Nijjar, Frontiers in Oncology National Cancer Control Month provides a great opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the success surrounding treatment, development of new therapies and technology to improve patient survival....

Social Networks, a new section in Frontiers in Human Dynamics, dedicated to research on emerging social networks patterns is now open for submissions. Even though we live on a planet with over seven billion people, every person is just six handshakes away from knowing anyone else – the idea of ‘six degrees of separation’. Over the last two decades, the introduction of new media and networking platforms has radically changed the way humans interact with one another....

The Research Topic, Published in Frontiers in Oncology & Frontiers in Genetics aims to give a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of ubiquitin and SUMO pathways in all aspects of DDR The Research Topic, Published in Frontiers in Oncology & Frontiers in Genetics aims to give a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of ubiquitin and SUMO pathways in all aspects of DDR and their relevance for cancer treatment....

The most advanced digital replica of human neurons ever made reveals that our brain cells are unique; Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience The most advanced digital replica of human neurons ever made reveals that human brains are unique — all the way down to their building blocks. — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer The most realistic simulation of human brain cells to date provides new insights into our unique intellectual powers....

By Tayyibah Aziz, science writer A new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers has demonstrated that beer bagasse and rapeseed cake can be used as effective biodisinfestation treatments to reduce populations of soil parasites and increase crop yields. Researchers demonstrated that using these organic treatments in soils significantly reduced root-knot nematodes and boosted beneficial soil populations, as well as reducing waste from the agricultural industry by incorporating organic by-products as a treatment instead of harmful chemical fumigants....

Happy International Coffee Day! As millions of people celebrate their drug of choice, this is a perfect time to consider where we would be without coffee. Would we… …be more productive? Drinking coffee, and the caffeine that comes with it, does result in various chemical responses that give you that buzz of energy (check out the video by Science Alert for a summary). We have all heard individuals claim that they cannot start the day without their cup of coffee – but research suggests that after the honeymoon period of lovely highs and bursts of energy, continued coffee drinking actually just acts to counter-affect caffeine withdrawal (Rogers et al, 2010)....

Meet Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, and find out how your research can achieve its full impact. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change will be attending the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation Conference 2018 — and we would welcome the chance to meet you! Running from July 1-5 in Kuching, Malaysia, the conference aims to promote knowledge exchange about tropical biodiversity. It brings together a range of academic disciplines with professional sectors and social stakeholders to engage on tropical biodiversity and discuss effective conservation methods....

Research suggests that metabolic pathway involved in immune response to Zika also participates in neurogenesis: Frontiers in Microbiology Markers of infection found in blood of patients enabled Brazilian researchers to elucidate cellular signaling pathway involved in both defenses against this virus and formation of new neurons. — By São Paulo Research Foundation Researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, have identified molecules that serve as markers of Zika in blood serum taken from patients with this viral infection....