Life sciences
18 Apr 2017
Are you Marching for Science on Earth Day?
On Earth Day, Frontiers joins thousands of scientists, and supporters to March for Science and the role that it plays in our daily lives.
1,216 news posts in Mind and body
Neuroscience
12 Apr 2017
Astrocytes: rising stars in the brain landscape
New Research Topic in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy explores an ultastructural insight of astrocytes at a microscale level.
Life sciences
06 Apr 2017
Frontiers Landing in Copenhagen for ESHG’s 50th Anniversary
Between 27th – 30th May 2017, Frontiers in Genetics will be in historic Copenhagen and the innovative Øresund/ Öresund Science Region.
Life sciences
04 Apr 2017
Microbial colonisers of Arctic soils are sensitive to future climate change
New research in Frontiers In Earth Science shows that ecosystems created by melting glaciers in the Arctic are sensitive to climate change and human activity.
Humanities
03 Apr 2017
Can Birth Ever Be Completely Natural?
This is the question that researchers want to address in their inter-disciplinary Research Topic ‘Birth’.
Life sciences
03 Apr 2017
Birds and the City
Songbirds’ innovative behavioral adaptation in urban environments has fitness costs and benefits.
Health
29 Mar 2017
Sleep and Chronobiology new Editor Yves Dauvilliers
Led by the new Specialty Chief Editor Prof. Yves Dauvilliers, this multidisciplinary section is open for submissions of studies on sleep, circadian rhythms and their disorders, including the clinical practice. We are happy to announce that Professor Yves Dauvilliers has joined Frontiers in Neurology and Frontiers in Psychiatry as the Specialty Chief Editor of the section “Sleep and Chronobiology”. “Sleep is a universal physiological need that plays a key role in the prevention of health problems. In modern life, sleep disruption through behavioral deprivation is a major issue”, says Prof. Dauvilliers in his Specialty Grand Challenge article. “Sleep disorders are very common and often disabling conditions that can be isolated or associated with neurological disorders. “ Prof. Dauvilliers is Head of the Sleep Laboratory at the University of Montpellier and the Director of the Sleep Disorders Centre, in the Department of Neurology at the Gui de Chauliac Hospital in Montpellier, in France. He is also the coordinator of the French National Reference Network for Orphan Diseases (Narcolepsy, Hypersomnia, Kleine-Levin Syndrome). You may find Professor Dauvilliers’ full biography here. Working on the diagnosis, epidemiology, pathophysiology and therapy of several sleep disorders, Prof. Dauvilliers has focused mainly on neurological disorders including narcolepsy but also […]
Psychology
29 Mar 2017
Women in the police face identity conflict
Being part of a minority social group in a male-dominated workplace can make women feel undervalued, and reduce work performance and well-being.
Health
24 Mar 2017
New Specialty Chief Editors for Nutrition Methodology: Prof. Bruce German and Prof. Angela Zivkovic
No subject pertains more to human life than nutrition. And no subject pertains more to science than methodology.
Life sciences
22 Mar 2017
Can quantum theory explain why puns are funny?
In a recent paper published in Frontiers in Physics, researchers are taking the first steps towards a quantum theory model of humor.
Life sciences
22 Mar 2017
Preventing long-term effects after drug holidays in cancer patients
Computer modelling suggests that drug combinations could protect from long-term drug level reductions in certain patients after a break from anti-cancer drug.
Life sciences
22 Mar 2017
Water for People or Nature: Do we Really Need to Choose?
New research published in Frontiers in Environmental Science discusses, for the first time, how to improve ecosystem conditions for societal use.
Psychology
17 Mar 2017
Simply wearing a police uniform may cause bias
Students wearing police uniforms show biased attention towards people wearing hoodies.
Humanities
15 Mar 2017
Medical Sociology: Highlighting the Move towards Interdisciplinary Research
Medical Sociology is the most recent section to be launched in Frontiers in Sociology and spans the fields of medicine, public health and the social sciences.
Health
15 Mar 2017
Frontiers in Medicine launches new specialty section – Innovative Therapies.
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.