In our latest monthly media coverage roundup, we highlight the top mentions that eLife papers generated in October. You can view the coverage, along with the related research articles, below:
Moses et al.’s Research Article, ‘A scalable and tunable platform for functional interrogation of peptide hormones in fish’, was featured in:
- The Jerusalem Post – Patients who get hormones could in future be treated more successfully
Trautman et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Resistance exercise protects mice from protein-induced fat accretion’, was mentioned in:
- SciTechDaily – Scientists Shed New Light on the Protein Diet Paradox
- Technology Networks – Strength Training Mitigates Health Risks of a High-Protein Diet
This study was also summarised by the eLife press release, ‘Strength training may reduce health risks of a high-protein diet’.
Cedillo et al.’s Research Article, ‘Ether lipid biosynthesis promotes lifespan extension and enables diverse pro-longevity paradigms in Caenorhabditis elegans’, was featured in:
- SciTechDaily – Unlocking Longevity Secrets: How a Diabetes Drug Promises Longer Life
Shanmugam et al.’s Research Article, ‘Methylglyoxal-derived hydroimidazolone, MG-H1, increases food intake by altering tyramine signaling via the GATA transcription factor ELT-3 in Caenorhabditis elegans’, was covered by:
- SciTechDaily – Cooking Up Cravings: Researchers Uncover Why Some Foods Make Us Hungry for More
- Today (Italy) – Which foods increase hunger (and why they have this effect) (translated)
- Top Sante (France) – Why do we all love fries? Science answers! (translated)
- Technology Networks – Researchers Uncover Why Eating Unhealthy Food Tastes So Great
- Newsweek – Chemical in Your Food Makes You Binge Eat, Scientists Say
Eastwood et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘100 years of anthropogenic impact causes changes in freshwater functional biodiversity’, was featured in:
- Nature & Scientific American – How AI Can Help Save Endangered Species
- Forsal (Poland) – Artificial intelligence is not only about ChatGPT. It can also help save endangered species (translated)
Grathwol et al.’s Research Advance, ‘Adulis and the transshipment of baboons during classical antiquity’, was mentioned in:
- Ancient Origins – Origin of Ancient Mummified Baboons in Egypt Found and Points to a Location for Punt
- Europa Press (Spain) – The baboons used as offerings in Egypt were imported from Eritrea (translated)
- Detik (Indonesia) – Did Baboons Live in Ancient Egypt? (translated)
- Nplus1 (Russia) – Geneticists have sequenced the DNA of a mummified baboon from ancient Egypt for the time (translated)
- Heritage Daily – Genetic analysis of baboons provides evidence that ancient Punt and Adulis were the same place
Hermanns et al.’s Research Article, ‘Mosquito community composition shapes virus prevalence patterns along anthropogenic disturbance gradients’, was featured in:
- The Weather Channel – Biodiversity Loss May Help Viruses Become More Resilient and Abundant
Truman et al.’s Research Article, ‘Metamorphosis of memory circuits in Drosophila reveals a strategy for evolving a larval brain’, was picked up by:
- WIRED – How Insect Brains Melt and Rewire During Metamorphosis
Pan et al.’s Research Article, ‘Association of egg consumption, metabolic markers, and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A nested case-control study’, was mentioned in:
- The Times – Protein, coffee, chocolate and cheese: how much is too much?
Kaneko et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Identification of CD133+ intercellsomes in intercellular communication to offset intracellular signal deficit’, was featured in:
- Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News – Intercellsome Inhibition Could Disrupt Resource Sharing in Tumors
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