Just ten weeks of exercise can protect heart
— by Emily Barker, Frontiersin.org Just ten-weeks of exercise is nearly 100% effective at protecting the heart from potentially lethal changes in heart rhythms. [...]
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Frontiers in Medicine welcomes new Specialty Chief Editor of the Dermatology Section
We are delighted to announce Prof. Robert Gniadecki as our Specialty Chief Editor of the Dermatology Section in Frontiers in Medicine. Prof. Gniadecki (University of Alberta, [...]
Hospitalized patients at risk if sodium levels are low
by Emily Barker, Frontiersin.org Hospitalized patients could be at risk of weak bones and increased infections if physicians ignore signs of low-sodium in the [...]
Eat Mediterranean: your brain will reap the benefit
The Mediterranean diet can improve your mind, as well your heart, shows a study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Nutrition. [...]
Frontiers in Medicine: New Leadership for the Geriatric Medicine Specialty Section
We are pleased to announce the new Specialty Chief Editor of the Geriatric Medicine section of Frontiers in Medicine – Dr. Tzvi Dwolatzky, who is also the President of the [...]
Fish oil vs lard – why some fat can help or hinder your diet
By Fabienne Eckert, Frontiersin.org A diet high in saturated fat can make your brain struggle to control what you eat, says a new study in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. [...]
Is the Agile Wallaby man’s new best friend?
Scientists name top five animals that are suitable to be kept as pets by Samantha Bradey, Frontiersin.org Looking for a new pet? If so, consider the Agile Wallaby or the [...]
Mixing cannabis with tobacco increases dependence risk, suggests study
People who mix tobacco with cannabis are less motivated to seek help to quit Tobacco and cannabis are two of the world’s most popular drugs, used respectively by 1 [...]
Frontiers in Immunology: New Field Chief Editor takes the Helm
Frontiers announces the appointment of Professor Luigi Notarangelo, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, as the new Field Chief Editor for Frontiers in [...]
Should we treat aging as a disease?
Academic, pharmaceutical, healthcare policy and pension fund perspectives. — By Elliott Williams “The fundamental questions of whether aging can and should be [...]
Overcome strength-training plateau with accentuated eccentric loading
Learning to train smart with accentuated eccentric loading training can lead to greater strength gains compared to traditional isoinertial loads, shows study by Fernando [...]
Raising awareness of brain research
By Damaris Critchlow, Frontiers Science Writer Since January 2014 the European Brain Council found the cost of brain disorders across Europe was just short of €800 billion, [...]
Linking our diets to changes in hormones and cancer
By Monica Favre, Frontiers science writer We’ve heard the phrase, “you are what you eat,” but recent research shows that what we are eating, how much we are eating and [...]
Working together on Public Health education
Throughout the United States, undergraduate programs in public health are rapidly expanding. Dr. Connie Evashwick is involved with Frontiers as co-Editor of Frontiers in [...]
Drug tolerance a problem for hospitalized babies
By Alice R Jensen, Frontiersin.org Research is underway to stop newborn babies from becoming tolerant and dependent on the pain relief drugs given to them while in intensive [...]
Infographic: Zika virus 101
What is Zika, what are its symptoms and how can you protect yourself? An infographic by Emily Maynard | Mphonline.org [...]
Scientist’s dedication in policy creates change for people with intellectual disability
By Daisy Hessenberger, Frontiers science writer Professor Joav Merrick is a busy man. Medical director of the Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with [...]
‘Towards an Understanding of Tinnitus Heterogeneity’ now open for submissions
By Martina Haller, Frontiers “Tinnitus is the perception of a sound when no external sound is present. The severity of tinnitus varies but it can be debilitating for [...]
New treatment for children with ARDS
By Alice Rolandini Jensen, Frontiers science writer Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) affects hundreds of thousands of people each year, many of them children. Those [...]
Does the moon affect our mood or actions?
By Fernando Bolaños, Frontiersin.org Always surrounded by an aura of mystery, the moon and its possible influence over human behavior has been object of ancestral [...]
Study shows lifestyle changes might mean more than losing weight
by Jacqueline Eckert, Frontiers science writer A recent study shows that for most people switching to a healthier lifestyle can produce a body weight that is healthy for that [...]
CALL FOR PAPERS: Zika Virus Research
The Zika Virus is the latest viral threat that is slowly spreading from country to country. The local transmission of Zika virus has been reported in more than 50 countries [...]
1st International Congress on Personalized Health Care: Call for Abstracts
As Hippocrates used to say, “it is more important to know what sort of person has a disease, than to know what sort of disease a person has.” More that 2000 [...]
STAFF PICK: Mutating to defeat malaria
This month’s Frontiers Staff Pick comes from Victor Kouassi. Victor is a Journal Operations Assistant and before joining us at Frontiers, was at the Francis Crick [...]
Using neuroimaging techniques to predict psychosis in patients
There are many challenges facing the field of psychiatry. Not just in research, but in the clinical applications of discoveries. [...]
Why we need to discover faster approaches for detecting E. coli
Prof Chitrita (Chobi) Debroy is hoping researchers from around the world will submit an abstract or a manuscript to help find new solutions for detecting E. coli. [...]
VIDEO: Doctor pushes for big changes in clinical trial implementation
Jean Louis Vincent explains why he believes new strategies are needed to improve clinical trial outcomes.
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VIDEO: Scientist’s work plays leading role in redefining our understanding of the brain’s systems
By Ben Stockton With a wish to not appear immodest, Professor Pierre Magistretti tentatively indicates two moments that have shaped his career. The first came with the [...]
VIDEO: Scientist pushes for improvements in clinical trials in stroke treatments
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability among adults. Known within the research community as a “brain attack”, it is when cells in the brain die due to poor [...]
VIDEO: Leading change in how research is done and published in veterinary sciences
As a Professor of Clinical Pathology at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and with over 100 publications to her name, Christopher is a dedicated researcher of what goes wrong in animal bodies. [...]
World AIDS Day 2015 – 1st December
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 [...]
Staff Pick: Energy drink consumption in Europe
This month’s Staff Pick comes from Tania Pernes. Tania is an Editorial Project Manager at Frontiers and is responsible for growing our Health Journals. The article [...]
Surgery field growing due to continuous reinvention process
Prof. Ferdinand Köckerling is an associate professor of surgery and a department head at the Vivantes Hospital in Berlin, more specifically at the Academic Teaching Hospital of Charité Medical School. [...]
Advancing taste research to help solve global nutrition problems
Dr. Johannes le Coutre is a Senior Research Scientist and the Head of Perception Physiology at the Nestlé Research Center, in Lausanne, Switzerland. [...]
Celebrating coffee on International Coffee Day
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 [...]
World Heart Day 2015
Prof Hendrik Tevaearai Stahel joined Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine as Field Chief Editor this month (Photo credit: University Hospital of Bern (Inselspital)) [...]
World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day is a day dedicated to celebrate and recognize humanitarian work around the globe. Initially established by the UN General Assembly in 2008, and [...]
Celebrating the Global Day of Parents
Introducing the Global Day of Parents, the United Nations states that “The Global Day provides an opportunity to appreciate all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship [...]
World No Tobacco Day: Raising awareness against black tobacco
If you’re smoking right now, this means there’s a ten-percent chance of the following: either your cigarette has been legitimately manufactured in one nation and then smuggled into yours, or it has been illegitimately manufactured, often as a counterfeit item and often in a manner that doesn’t comply with health and safety legislation. [...]
Malaria: the long march to eradication
There are 200 million cases of malaria each year and 500,000 deaths, mostly among children under 5. Bednets, insecticides, and medication all help to control the disease, but complete eradication is a long way off. [...]
Staff Picks for #MHBlogDay
Our Frontiers Editorial Office brought to our attention a couple of papers that are getting a lot of attention lately so we decided to write a short blog in honor of Mental [...]
A Living History of Immunology: New Frontiers in Immunology Research Topic
A new Frontiers in Immunology Research Topic brings together the stories of those at the forefront of modern-day immunology “In the highly competitive world of [...]
World Tuberculosis Day 2014
To mark World Tuberculosis Day (24 March), Frontiers presents a selection of articles on the latest research, concepts and innovations in the field of TB. Resistance in [...]
World AIDS Day 2013
World AIDS Day, held every year on 1 December, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. In this first of two blog posts dedicated to [...]
Professor John de Wit discusses HIV research and self-regulation
Frontiers presents an exclusive interview with Professor John de Wit, director of the Centre for Social Research in Health, Sydney, Australia. He recently joined Frontiers as [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2013
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is organized every October, intended to raise awareness of breast cancer and help raise funds for vital research into its prevention, diagnosis [...]
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