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Men and women experience similar rates of anxiety due to job insecurity

September 17, 2020

By Nora Belblidia, science writer Despite gender disparities in the workforce, male and female workers in Europe report similar rates of anxiety in response to job insecurity [...]

Scientists predict that COVID-19 will become a seasonal virus – but not yet

September 15, 2020

By Jillian Hobson, science writer Researchers predict that COVID-19 will likely become seasonal, waning in the summer and prevalent in the winter. But, only once herd [...]

Poetry in motion: engineers analyze the fluid physics of movement in marine snails

September 7, 2020

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer In a new interdisciplinary study that combines intellectual curiosity with awe, researchers show in detail that the swimming and [...]

Unravelling mother to baby transmission of Zika virus

September 1, 2020

By Jillian Hobson, science writer Researchers have discovered that when a pregnant mother is infected by Zika virus, it can remain in the placenta for months, causing damage [...]

Frontiers eBook releases: August 2020

August 10, 2020

Discover our latest eBooks on creative art therapies, steroids function on the brain and many more! [...]

Tracking humanity’s latest toxins in stranded whales and dolphins

August 5, 2020

By K.E.D. Coan, science writer As humanity develops new types of plastics and chemicals, researchers are constantly trying to keep up with understanding how these [...]

Bird nests attract flying insects and parasites due to higher levels of carbon dioxide

August 5, 2020

By Nora Belblidia, science writer Researchers in Spain have examined bird nests in order to understand how flying insects and parasites detect gases as a way to locate their [...]

Supporting our people and the scientific community: Frontiers’ response to COVID-19

August 4, 2020

We are living in immensely challenging times. Everyone has to play their part. Kamila Markram, CEO and co-founder Throughout the course of this year, half the [...]

Global significance of boreal forest and Indigenous-led conservation within it

July 31, 2020

By Jeff Wells, Natalie Dawson, Nada Culver, Frederic Reid and Shaunna Morgan Siegers A new paper in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change — The State of Conservation [...]

Studying COVID-19’s envelope protein

July 27, 2020

By Carolyn E. Unck | KAUST Discovery A likeness between genes of the SARS and COVID-19 viruses could inform research into potential treatments Understanding any similarities [...]

Frontiers eBook releases: July 2020

July 22, 2020

Discover how monogamy has changed over time, the many facets of emotional intelligence, the latest neuroimaging innovation and more in our July eBooks collection. [...]

Artificial Intelligence to help meet global demand for high-quality, objective peer-review in publishing

July 1, 2020

In an industry first, we are delighted to announce our Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA) platform is available to support editors, reviewers and authors evaluate the quality of manuscripts and help meet global demand for high-quality, objective peer-review in publishing. [...]

Better sleep with a partner

June 25, 2020

Couples that spend the night in the same bed show increased REM sleep and synchronization of sleep architecture: Frontiers in Psychiatry [...]

Pulse Pressure: A game changer in the fight against dementia

June 24, 2020

Reducing high pulse pressure could be a promising new prevention for dementia: Frontiers in Neuroscience [...]

Depression and anxiety rise among new moms amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

June 19, 2020

Maternal mental health linked to increased risks for both moms and babies, but physical exercise may help: Frontiers in Global Women's Health [...]

Association between morbidity and poverty reversed early on in US COVID-19 epidemic

June 17, 2020

After March, disproportionately more cases occurred in richer counties while poorer areas had higher death rates: Frontiers in Sociology [...]

COVID-19: relationship between social media use and prejudice against Chinese Americans

June 12, 2020

Pandemic allows researchers to analyze how websites like Facebook can influence dynamics between different social groups: Frontiers in Communication [...]

Scientists predict the best strategy for lifting COVID-19 lockdown

June 10, 2020

Model shows that ending lockdown in two steps is optimal, while suddenly releasing everyone is a high-risk strategy: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

France has won the R-number battle, but the COVID war rages on

June 5, 2020

Lockdown succeeded in reducing transmission, but existing cases and lack of herd immunity means the risk of a second wave is high: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Negative emotions cause stronger appetite responses in emotional eaters

June 3, 2020

Findings on emotional eating may help in the early detection and treatment of eating disorders: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

From immunopathogenesis to therapeutic interventions: A roadmap for treatment of COVID-19

May 29, 2020

Study outlines key factors underlying COVID-19 progression and proposes a range of drug treatments: Frontiers in Immunology [...]

Frontiers Editorial Board Webinar – May 2020

May 28, 2020

An update on Frontiers' coronavirus response as well as our strategy and new developments. [...]

Frontiers welcomes CERN to its institutional membership program

May 27, 2020

Leading open-access publisher Frontiers has welcomed CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, to its institutional membership program in a newly established collaboration. [...]

A new potential target for the treatment of alcohol-withdrawal induced depression

May 27, 2020

Alcohol withdrawal impacts the physiology of somatostatin neurons in brain areas associated with emotional processing and addiction: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Peer Review: Editors at Frontiers

May 25, 2020

Considering becoming an editor for journals in your research community? What are the different editor roles at Frontiers and how do we support you? Find out more. [...]

Fatal cases of Covid-19 deepen our understanding of disease progression

May 25, 2020

Mortality risk factors include old age, underlying health conditions, and bacterial and respiratory co-infections: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

The moral machine

May 20, 2020

Machines can be taught ‘right’ from ‘wrong’ to analyze the development of moral values over time: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence [...]

Treatment with interferon-α2b speeds up recovery of COVID-19 patients in exploratory study

May 15, 2020

IFN-α2b was shown to improve virus clearance and decrease levels of inflammatory markers: Frontiers in Immunology [...]

150,000 steps closer to open science – Frontiers hits new publishing milestone

May 13, 2020

Frontiers is thrilled to announce a major milestone has been reached this week: the publication of our 150,000th open-access article! [...]

How COVID-19 kills

May 13, 2020

New study explains the mechanisms, symptoms, and diagnosis of the new coronavirus: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Coronavirus infection in children – it may not start with a cough

May 12, 2020

Gastrointestinal symptoms, coupled with a fever or history of exposure to COVID-19, could indicate coronavirus infection in children: Frontiers in Pediatrics [...]

Pangolins may possess evolutionary advantage against coronavirus

May 8, 2020

The exotic animal’s genome could point to possible treatment options for COVID-19 in humans: Frontiers in Immunology [...]

New antigen test for detecting COVID-19 could help triage patients during the pandemic

May 8, 2020

Test can identify an infected person in 15 minutes at point-of-care sites that lack facilities or time for sophisticated testing: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Early government intervention is key to reducing the spread of COVID-19

May 6, 2020

Preventive measures in Hunan limited the spread of the novel coronavirus compared to the epidemic in Italy: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Cytokine storms and T cell counts may offer clues on how to treat COVID-19

May 1, 2020

Inflammatory response can cause T cells to become depleted, leaving patients prone to secondary infection: Frontiers in Immunology [...]

Cardiovascular impairment in COVID-19

April 30, 2020

Patients can be at risk of cardiovascular impairment and should be given proven treatments to aid survival and recovery: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine [...]

COVID-19 study shows that men have over double the death rate of women

April 29, 2020

Study of gender differences finds that men have more severe disease and are over twice as likely to die: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

The most promising strategies for defeating coronavirus: a review study

April 24, 2020

Experts review possible approaches from antivirals to gene therapy against the virus responsible for COVID-19: Frontiers in Microbiology [...]

Who’s a bot and who’s not

April 22, 2020

Behavioral differences between bots and humans could inform new algorithms for bot detection: Frontiers in Physics [...]

Artificial intelligence to enable fast-track review of COVID-19 research proposals

April 17, 2020

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to help funders identify specialists to peer-review proposals for emergency COVID-19 research has been developed. It aims to help fast-track the allocation of funding, and in turn, accelerate the scientific response to the virus. [...]