Frontiers in Medicine

Ill-fitting gear puts female firefighters at risk: Five Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

May 4, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: CAL FIRE_Official/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global [...]

Medicines that modify the circadian clock might help heal scars more cleanly

February 1, 2023 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists determined that compounds which play key roles in both collagen synthesis and circadian [...]

‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal

January 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer The ‘Golden boy’ digitally unwrapped, stepwise. Image credit: SN Saleem Scientists used CT scans to ‘digitally [...]

10 Frontiers articles that caught the world’s attention in 2022

December 6, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Frontiers’ science writers Image: Shutterstock.com As part of Frontiers’ passion to make science available to all, we highlight just a small selection of the most [...]

‘Virtual autopsy’ identifies a 17th century mummified toddler hidden from the sun

October 26, 2022 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image: Riderfoot/Shutterstock.com Scientists used a ‘virtual autopsy’ to examine the mummy of a child found in an [...]

A virtual trip to the museum can improve the health of seniors stuck at home

August 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Peter Rejceck, science writer Image credit: SeventyFour / Shutterstock.com Social isolation can have devastating health effects, especially for elderly people. A number of [...]

Scientists digitally ‘unwrap’ mummy of pharaoh Amenhotep I for the first time in 3,000 years

December 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer For the first time since the 11th century BCE, scientists have unwrapped – virtually, using CT scans – the mummy of pharaoh [...]

Survivors of severe Covid-19 may have increased risk of death within 12 months of illness

December 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Conn Hastings, science writer Image: Corona Borealis Studio/Shutterstock.com A new study shows the long-term implications of severe Covid-19 infection, with such patients [...]

Are enteroviruses behind mysterious outbreaks of chronic fatigue syndrome?

August 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Prof Maureen Hanson, Cornell University Image: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels.com Chronic fatigue syndrome is a long-term illness with a wide range of symptoms, no known [...]

Having a single personal doctor may sometimes lead to unnecessary tests

March 22, 2021 // 0 Comments

Having a single personal doctor may promote overtesting for prostate cancer: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

CT scans of Egyptian mummy reveal new details about the death of a pivotal pharaoh

February 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

How did Egyptian pharaoh Seqenenre-Taa-II die? Frontiers in Medicine [...]

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

June 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

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

May 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

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

May 8, 2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Be wary of online probiotic health-benefit claims

January 15, 2020 // 1 Comment

Most probiotic information online originates from unreliable sources: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Online information on how to boost immunity based on commercially biased sources

August 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Just 12% of search engine results for "boost immunity" mentioned vaccines, the most proven and effective method of boosting immunity; Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Can you ‘catch’ cancer?

March 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

Parasitic worms cause cancer – and could help cure it; Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Swabbing cesarean-born babies with vaginal fluids potentially unsafe and unnecessary

June 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Microbiome differences in cesarean and vaginally born babies are most likely due to antibiotics given to mothers delivering by C-section rather than lack of exposure to vaginal microbes at birth: Frontiers in Medicine

Microbiome differences in cesarean and vaginally born babies are most likely due to antibiotics given to mothers delivering by C-section: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Severe and lingering symptoms occur in some after treatment for Lyme disease

February 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

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Research suggests fatigue, pain, insomnia and depression persist for some people, despite normal physical exams and laboratory testing: Frontiers in Medicine [...]

Dental filling failure linked to smoking, drinking and genetics

November 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

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A study in Frontiers in Medicine suggests that personal factors influence the chance of dental filling failure, and not the choice of filling material. [...]

Frontiers in Medicine launches new specialty section – Innovative Therapies.

March 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

New section will focus on the use of gene editing in gene therapy, dealing with the ethical issues in the field, and making gene therapy more widely available. [...]