Body clock disruptions affect human susceptibility to viruses

Researchers at the Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, have found that the time at which our body is invaded by viruses has an impact on…

Total number of cortical neurons distinguishes the human brain from those of primates

For the longest time, researchers have wondered why humans have bigger and more developed brains compared to primates. A new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University has revealed that there is…

Exposure to crude oil causes heart and skull deformities in haddock

A team of scientists from Norway and NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle studied the effect of oil spills on the haddock, cod, and pollock species of fish. They discovered…
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WORKSHOP: Author education tour in Korea to help researchers publish successfully

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Roboticist develops a 3D food printer that prints edible items

Professor Hod Lipso, a roboticist at Columbia Engineering who works in the areas of artificial intelligence and digital manufacturing, has along with his students developed a prototype of a 3D food…

Human nose houses a potential lifesaving antibiotic

When researchers at the University of Tübingen and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) were studying Staphylococcus lugdunensis, an antibiotic-resistant pathogen that colonizes the human…
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Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, July 2016

Did your busy schedule keep you from following the hottest topics of discussion in the scholarly circles? Worry not! Our team of editors has been on top of the goings-on in academia and has curated a…
Industry Interviews

VIDEO: The evolution of Altmetric

Dr. Donald Samulack, US Operations, Editage, Cactus Communications, in conversation with Euan Adie, Founder and CEO of Altmetric. In this concluding interview segment, Euan shares the origins and…

After 20 years researchers locate the mutant gene cloche

Researchers at the Max Plank Institute led by Didier Stainier, Director of the Department of Developmental Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim, have…
Understanding the Impact Factor

VIDEO: The difference between Altmetric and alternative metrics

Dr. Donald Samulack, US Operations, Editage, Cactus Communications, in conversation with Euan Adie, Founder and CEO of Altmetric. In this segment, Euan explains the difference between Altmetric and…