Health
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Meat-free proteins based on legumes are increasingly common. But so are allergies to soy and [...]
Sleep too much or too little and you might get sick more, scientists find
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Patients visiting their GP who reported sleeping less than six hours or more than nine were more [...]
How do you talk to a whole country about Covid-19? Use a GIF.
by Dr Siouxsie Wiles, University of Auckland Image by Stephen Langdon, courtesy of Siouxsie Wiles. Siouxsie Wiles is a microbiologist and award-winning science communicator [...]
Humans don’t hibernate, but we still need more winter sleep
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Society and technology impose sleep and wake schedules on people, especially in urban environments [...]
Human test subjects may no longer be needed for mosquito bite trials thanks to invention of new biomaterial
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Studies on mosquito feeding behavior are crucial to fighting malaria, dengue, and other [...]
Medicines that modify the circadian clock might help heal scars more cleanly
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists determined that compounds which play key roles in both collagen synthesis and circadian [...]
$1 smart glove could help prevent dangerous births by sensing fetal position
by Conn Hastings, science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Low-resource regions often lack the medical technology to assess when things are going wrong during birth. A new study [...]
Using running to escape everyday stresses may lead to exercise dependence instead of mental wellbeing
By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Different kinds of escapism can motivate people to take part in running, but using running to [...]
Simple blood test shows promise for screening common and dangerous pregnancy complications
By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists find that short-chain fatty acids in blood can be used as biomarkers in testing for [...]
Lonely heart-failure patients face worse outcomes than sociable peers
by Tania Fitzgeorge-balfour, science writer Social frailty, which includes the loss of social roles, social networks, and social activities, is widely identified as a risk to [...]
Scientists find inorganic food additives might make babies more vulnerable to allergies
By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Inorganic nanoparticles used to help process food may be crossing the placental barrier and [...]
4 articles you need to check out on the future of behavioral neuroscience
By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com How mice and rats help study depression Mice and rats are key model animals that help us [...]
Bees, blue light, and bacteria in beetles’ ‘back pockets’: Most viewed articles of August 2022
Image: Shutterstock.com by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Each month, Frontiers shines a spotlight on some of the leading research across a wide range of [...]
41% of teenagers can’t tell the difference between true and fake online health messages
By Suzanna Burgelman, science writer Image: Shutterstock.com A new study has found that teenagers have a hard time discerning between fake and true health messages. Only 48% [...]
Dr Deborah Nadal: Why a rigid rabies elimination strategy can struggle to take hold in a world of local complexities
Dr Deborah Nadal. Image: Rebecca Rodrigues Dr Deborah Nadal is an affiliate researcher at the University of Glasgow, where she works on rabies-related projects, and [...]
Living at high altitudes may lower chance of having a deadly stroke
By Conn Hastings, science writer A town in the Ecuadorian Andes mountains. Image: ireneuke/Shutterstock.com Researchers in Ecuador are the first to investigate the risk of [...]
New antigen test for detecting COVID-19 could help triage patients during the pandemic
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 [...]
Researchers study role culture plays in feeling sick
A person's cultural values may shape their views and actions on "socially appropriate sickness": Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
Frontiers eBooks published in February 2018
Chocolate, touch screens, consumer behavior and more - see the latest eBook collections of Research Topic articles, all free to download, share and distribute. [...]
Frontiers eBooks published in January 2018
Frontiers eBooks published in January 2018. All Frontiers eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]
Frontiers eBooks published in December 2017
Frontiers eBooks published in December 2017. All Frontiers eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]
Gene therapy can cure lameness in horses
The finding that DNA injected into damaged horse tendons can cure lameness has big implications for future of human medicine: Frontiers in Veterinary Science [...]
Frontiers eBooks published in October 2017
The latest eBook collections of research topic articles -- eruption dynamics, rabies, brain homeostasis, food microbes and more! [...]
Frontiers eBooks published in September 2017
Below is a list of Frontiers eBooks published in September 2017. All Frontiers eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]
Frontiers eBooks published in August 2017
Frontiers eBooks published in August 2017. All Frontiers eBooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]
Beware Zombies and Unicorns – Toward Critical Patient and Public Involvement in a neoliberal context
Article published in Frontiers in Sociology covers issues surrounding the UK National Health Service Patient and Public Involvement Program [...]
Frontiers eBooks published in May 2017
Frontiers, home to some of the most cited open access science, has published an eBooks list for May 2017, being a compilation of academic research articles in Science, Health and Engineering [...]
Vitamin D improves gut flora and metabolic syndrome
Extra vitamin D can restore good bacteria in the gut, according to a study in mice, giving hope in the fight against risk factors for diabetes and heart disease [...]
Most-cited articles in Frontiers
To celebrate the publication of 50,000 peer-reviewed articles in Frontiers, we take a peek at the Top 10 most-cited Original Research articles in Engineering, Health and Science. We also included the Latest Original Research articles in Humanities and Social Sciences, to honour our youngest program. [...]