Health
03 Mar 2020
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
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Life sciences
28 Feb 2020
Taking a bite out of food waste
Scientists re-purpose wasted bread as a more sustainable starter for the food industry: Frontiers in Microbiology
Psychology
26 Feb 2020
Connectedness to nature makes children happier
Encourages children to display more sustainable behaviors, and gives greater levels of happiness: Frontiers in Psychology
Psychology
24 Feb 2020
How language proficiency correlates with cognitive skills
Multilinguals may be better equipped at multitasking: Frontiers in Psychology
Health
21 Feb 2020
Ethnobotanical medicine is effective against the bacterium causing Lyme disease
A preclinical study in test tubes showed that selected plant-based herbal medicines, especially Ghanaian quinine and Japanese knotweed, work better than antibiotics: Frontiers in Medicine
Neuroscience
20 Feb 2020
Study finds empathy can be detected in people whose brains are at rest
Findings may help health care professionals better assess those with autism, schizophrenia: Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Life sciences
19 Feb 2020
Ancient gut microbiomes could shed light on human evolution
A new study offers hypotheses about the influence of microbes on our early social and daily lives: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Health
14 Feb 2020
Tourists pose continued risks for disease transmission to endangered mountain gorillas
Gorillas are susceptible to human diseases, with respiratory infections causing up to 20% of sudden deaths: Frontiers in Public Health
Humanities
12 Feb 2020
New Specialty Section on Language, Culture, and Diversity in Education
A new Specialty Section led by Professor Cristina Alfaro (San Diego State University) has now launched in Frontiers in Education.
Life sciences
12 Feb 2020
Small marsupials in Australia may struggle to adjust to a warming climate
Temperature experiments found that a shrew-like species may not be able to respond to prolonged heat waves: Frontiers in Physiology
Health
07 Feb 2020
Seeing blue after the little blue pill: visual disturbances in sildenafil users
Some men taking the highest recommended dose of sildenafil reported blurred vision, light sensitivity and color issues: Frontiers in Neurology
Health
06 Feb 2020
Nanoparticles produced from burning coal result in damage to mice lungs
Highly toxic titanium oxide found in coal smog can cause lung damage in mice after a single exposure: Frontiers in Immunology
Psychology
05 Feb 2020
Tunes for training
High-tempo music may increase the benefits of exercise and reduce perceived effort: Frontiers in Psychology
Life sciences
04 Feb 2020
New image analysis method shows how giant viruses infect amoeba
Time-lapse microscopy reveals how amoebae react to infection by giant viruses: Frontiers in Microbiology
Psychology
31 Jan 2020
Therapeutic horseback riding combined with cognitive exercises can help children with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Novel combination improves the motor skills of young people with neurodevelopmental disorders: Frontiers in Veterinary Science