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09 Aug 2018

Feeling young could mean your brain is aging more slowly

The first study to link subjective age to biological age shows elderly people who feel younger have less signs of brain aging: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

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08 Aug 2018

Vessel tracking exposes the dark side of trading at sea

Exchanging catches at sea, in unregulated waters, enables illegal activities like drug smuggling and human trafficking: Frontiers in Marine Science

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08 Aug 2018

The best new research: Finalists announced for the 2018 Frontiers Spotlight Award

From more than 400 article collections, 10 finalists are now in the running for the 2nd annual Frontiers Spotlight Award.

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08 Aug 2018

Saliva test could improve diabetes control and treatment

Proteins in saliva can identify type 1 diabetes in children, helping to predict and prevent complications associated with the disease: Frontiers in Physiology.

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07 Aug 2018

Christopher Clack and Olinga Ta’eed launch Frontiers in Blockchain: facilitating discoveries which could “revolutionize the world”

The new journal facilitates a movement of blockchain research knowledge and experience between academia, industry and the wider world.

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16 Jul 2018

Online information on vaccines and autism not always reliable

Up to 24% of websites analysed in different countries found to have a negative stance on vaccines: Frontiers in Immunology

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12 Jul 2018

Breakthrough in construction of computers for mimicking human brain

A computer built to mimic the brain’s neural networks produces similar results to that of the best brain-simulation supercomputer software currently used for neural-signaling research, finds a new study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Neuroscience.

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11 Jul 2018

Researchers chart a new way to look at concussion

A new causal-loop diagram shows how specific variables and processes interact to influence concussion recovery: Frontiers in Neurology

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09 Jul 2018

Genetic diversity helps protect against disease

The finding that a fungal parasite can quickly adapt to a population of genetically identical cyanobacteria helps explain why diversity in populations may be valuable for their preservation: Frontiers in Mirobiology

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27 Jun 2018

Effects of munitions in the seas only partially known

New review identifies significant knowledge gaps on the environmental impact of old ammunition on marine ecosystems: Frontiers in Marine Science

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26 Jun 2018

First-ever video surveys of the Great Amazonian Reef System highlight urgent need for protection

The newly discovered Amazonian Reef is much larger, deeper and more diverse than originally thought – and potentially threatened by oil exploration: Frontiers in Marine Science

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25 Jun 2018

Social media images of culture can predict economic trends in cities

Images of exhibitions, festivals and other cultural events on Flickr can predict the economic rise of certain neighborhoods in London and New York City: Frontiers in Physics

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22 Jun 2018

Lion conservation research can be bolstered by input from a wide-range of professionals

Lion conservation research should go beyond human-lion conflict to include ecology, economics, sociology and the humanities: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

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19 Jun 2018

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

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