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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes HIV infection, which can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Since AIDS was clinically first observed in the USA in 1981, HIV infection has become one of the most important global health issues in the world. Held on 1st December annually since 1988, World AIDS Day gives people an opportunity to show support for people living with HIV and acknowledge those who have died. To support the global goal to stop the transmission of HIV, it is also a day to raise awareness about the prevention and control of AIDS....

Frontiers is thrilled to announce a major milestone has been reached this week: the publication of our 150,000th open-access article! Marie Soulière, Head of Publishing Operations This is a major achievement – not just for Frontiers – but for all our authors as together we seek to fulfill the overarching goal to make science open – accelerating scientific and technological innovation, societal progress, and economic growth. Together, we are 150,000 steps closer to realizing that aim....

The Francis Crick Institute has established an institutional agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. The Francis Crick Institute supports open access publishing by providing advice and assistance to Crick authors and by covering article-processing charges (APCs) for articles by Crick corresponding authors. As part of this support, core-funded research group leaders from the Francis Crick Institute can publish open access articles in any Frontiers journal at no charge to the author....

Food safety, endurance performance, plastic pollution, cancer therapy and more! The latest eBook collections of Research Topic articles — food safety, endurance performance, plastic pollution, cancer therapy and more! All Frontiers eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. Science: BK Channels: Integrators of Cellular Signals in Health and Disease, Hosted by Thomas M. Weiger, Alex Dopico and Anton Hermann Management of Fusarium Species and their Mycotoxins in Cereal Food and Feed, Hosted by Thomas Miedaner, Daniela Gwiazdowska and Agnieszka Waskiewicz...

With an Impact Factor of 6.429, Frontiers in Immunology is the 5th most cited Immunology journal in the world With an Impact Factor of 6.429, Frontiers in Immunology is the 5th most cited Immunology journal in the world. This year, 150 journals are listed in the category of Immunology in the 2016 edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), of which 18 are open-access (OA). The Impact Factor (IF) is measured each year and reported in the JCR by Clarivate Analytics (formerly known as Thomson Reuters), along with citations and other metrics of journal impact....

The holidays are often a time spent with family, but how exactly do family dynamics work? Explore collections spanning from the impact of contemporary family configurations on relational patterns to post-traumatic stress in the family and parenting burnout to understanding young individuals’ autonomy. Research Topics: Cooperation and Coordination in the Family LGBTQ Parents and Their Children during the Family Life Cycle Parenthood from Biology to Relation. Prevention, Assessment and Interventions for Developmental and Clinical Issues...

This month in our #WomeninScience blog series, journal specialist for Frontiers in Medical Technology Rita Moreira speaks with Dr. Dhivya Sudhan, from the UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center. This month in our #WomeninScience blog series, journal specialist for Frontiers in Medical Technology Rita Moreira speaks with Dr. Dhivya Sudhan from the UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center. Dr. Dhivya Sudhan, from the UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center, Associate Editor for Frontiers in Oncology – Women’s Cancer, greeted me with a prototypical 2020 smile covered with a facemask....

A couple of weeks ago a wonderful hashtag was making its way around Twitter, with female scientists all over the world sharing photos of their feet to show a day #InMyShoes. 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)...

Dominant Arctic char produce sperm that swim faster in diluted ovarian fluid, while subordinate males produce sperm that swim faster in water — By Conn Hastings — Dominant Arctic char produce sperm that swim faster in diluted ovarian fluid, while subordinate males produce sperm that swim faster in water — By Conn Hastings, science writer Norwegian researchers show that the sperm of Arctic char, a cold-water fish common to alpine lakes, swim at different speeds in different fluids, depending on whether the fish are dominant or submissive....

More than half of plastics in Mediterranean marine protected areas originated elsewhere, finds a new study in Frontiers in Marine Science By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Researchers have, for the first time, simulated both micro- and macroplastics accumulation in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). They found that the majority of Mediterranean countries included in the study had at least one MPA where more than half of macroplastics originated elsewhere. The study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, highlights the need for international collaboration on plastic pollution management in marine protected areas....

Plan Quality and Treatment Efficiency for Radiosurgery to Multiple Brain Metastases: Non-Coplanar RapidArc vs. Gamma Knife Haisong Liu, David W. Andrews, James J. Evans, Maria Werner-Wasik, Yan Yu, Adam Paul Dicker and Wenyin Shi* Validation of Claims Algorithms for Progression to Metastatic Cancer in Patients with Breast, Non-small Cell Lung, and Colorectal Cancer Beth L. Nordstrom*, Jason C. Simeone, Karen G. Malley, Kathy H. Fraeman, Zandra Klippel, Mark Durst, John H....

Overeating wastes far more food than we throw away, suggests research — by Matthew Prior, Frontiers science writer With every unfinished meal since Band Aid, you’ve heard it: “people are starving in Africa, y’know”. True, the UN estimates that rich countries throw away nearly as much food as the entire net production of sub-Saharan Africa – about 230 million tonnes per year. But is it any less a waste to eat the excess food?...

As Asia and Europe battle African swine fever, University of Vermont research shows how farmers’ risk attitudes affect the spread of infectious animal diseases and offers a first-of-its kind model for testing disease control and prevention strategies; Frontiers in Veterinary Science As Asia and Europe battle African swine fever, University of Vermont research shows how farmers’ risk attitudes affect the spread of infectious animal diseases and offers a first-of-its kind model for testing disease control and prevention strategies...

A community-developed blueprint of worm metabolism holds promise for greater understanding of aging; Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences A community-developed blueprint of worm metabolism holds promise for greater understanding of aging — by Louisa Wood, Babraham Institute What can worms tell us about human aging? A lot more than you’d think; as research led by the Babraham Institute but involving researchers from multiple disciplines drawn together from across the world has shown....

By Prof Charles Spence, University of Oxford Blue has become an increasingly popular color in drinks and confectionary. Now, Prof Charles Spence of the University of Oxford asks what impact tainting meat blue would have in nudging consumers toward selecting a healthier and more sustainable diet? Have you ever heard about the infamous blue steak study? According to a story that has been circulating in the academic literature for 70 years, a group of people were once invited for a dinner of steak, fries, and peas....

We are delighted to inform you that Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH is in a pre-payment agreement with Frontiers. As a participating member in the agreement between Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft and Frontiers, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH covers Article Publishing Fees for corresponding authors affiliated with the institution who wish to publish in any Frontiers journal. A 10% pre-payment discount will be applied to the net price which would otherwise be payable for publication, after deduction of any other discounts that may apply....

Receiving its first Impact Factor in 2018, Frontiers in Oncology ranks in the top journal impact metrics Receiving its first Impact Factor this year, Frontiers in Oncology ranks in the top Impact Factor and CiteScore percentiles Frontiers in Oncology ranks among the world’s top oncology 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....

In exploring the psychological bases of human musicality, research expands simplistic categories of emotions, producing advanced tools which can sort feelings evoked by music and assess the emotional benefits of musical abilities. Here we interview Professor Marcel Zentner, Professor of Psychology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and Co-Chief specialty editor of section Personality and Social Psychology, in Frontiers in Psychology. His main research interests are in personality development, psychological assessment, emotion and music....

Simulated robots trained on infant walking paths won more football (soccer) games than those trained on less varied geometric paths: Frontiers in Neurorobotics Football-playing robots trained to walk using real infant walking paths scored more goals and won more games than robots trained to walk in straight lines, circles or squares — By Tanya Petersen, Frontiers science writer In the first study of its kind, researchers investigating motor skill development used walking paths generated by infants to train simulated football (soccer)-playing robots....

Involving locals could reduce frustrations and make such policies more successful: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution — by Conn Hastings, Frontiers Science Writer How would you feel if a large carnivore roamed in your backyard? Now what if this animal was a threatened species, and efforts to protect it were underway? This is the situation in Alberta, Canada, where conservation projects are helping the threatened grizzly bear population to recover, but not without local controversy....