In our latest monthly media coverage roundup, we highlight the top mentions that eLife papers generated in September. You can view the coverage, along with the related research articles, below:
The Research Article by Song, Yang et al., ‘Prognostication of chronic disorders of consciousness using brain functional networks and clinical characteristics’, was covered in:
- Quartz – An algorithm is learning to detect whether patients will wake from a coma
- South China Morning Post – Doctors said these coma patients would never wake. AI said they would – and they did (translated)
- Firstpost (India) – AI MODEL BUILT TO ASSESS IF PATIENTS WITH BRAIN DAMAGE MIGHT REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS
- Outlook (India) – 'AI may help assess brain injury patients'
- RT (Russia) – China develops an artificial intelligence system that 'knows' if a patient will come out of a coma (translated)
- Sabah (Turkey) – Artificial intelligence to identify brain damage (translated)
Jiménez-Zaragoza et al.’s Research Article, ‘Biophysical properties of single rotavirus particles account for the functions of protein shells in a multilayered virus’, was mentioned in:
- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News – Rotavirus Study Could Lead to Development of New Treatments for Disease
- Infection Control Today – New Insight on Rotavirus Mechanics Could Lead to Improved Treatments
- La Vanguardia (Spain) – Discovery of mechanical characteristics of rotavirus key to infection (translated)
You can read our press release about this work here.
Li et al.’s Research Article, ‘The retromer complex safeguards against neural progenitor-derived tumorigenesis by regulating Notch receptor trafficking’, was highlighted in:
- The Tribune (India) – Body’s ‘bomb squad’ can help fight brain tumours
You can read our press release about this study here.
Durand-de Cuttoli, Mondoloni et al.’s Research Article, ‘Manipulating midbrain dopamine neurons and reward-related behaviors with light-controllable nicotinic acetylcholine receptors’, was covered in:
- 20 Minutes (France) – Tobacco: The miracle solution to stop smoking? (Translated)
- Les Echoes (France) – Turn off tobacco addiction in the brains of smokers? (Translated)
The Research Article by Martínez et al., ‘Experimental evaluation of the importance of colonization history in early-life gut microbiota assembly’, was featured in:
- United Press International – First gut bacteria may affect future ability to fight chronic disease
- Firstpost (India) – FIRST BACTERIA TO COLONIZE OUR GUT AFFECTS HOW WE FIGHTS CHRONIC DISEASE AS ADULTS
Noreng et al.’s Research Article, ‘Structure of the human epithelial sodium channel by cryo-electron microscopy’, was mentioned in:
- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News – Membrane Channel Critical to Blood Pressure Control Visualized for First Time
The Research Article by Arnoux, Willam, Griesche et al., ‘Metformin reverses early cortical network dysfunction and behavior changes in Huntington’s disease’, was picked up in:
- The National – Scottish and German scientists hail breakthrough in Huntington’s treatment
- Focus (Germany) – Can the drug metformin prevent Huntington's disease? (Translated)
Hoffman et al.’s Research Article, ‘Poor coherence in older people's speech is explained by impaired semantic and executive processes’, was covered in:
- Daily Mail – Old people wander off topic in conversations because they're easily distracted and find it harder to bring up relevant information
- The Times – Now, where was I? How age sends conversations off track
Bara et al.’s Research Article, ‘Sex-dependent effects of in utero cannabinoid exposure on cortical function’, was featured in:
- Les Echoes (France) – The effects of cannabis on the fetus depend on its sex (translated)
You can read our press release about this work here.
Elya et al.’s Research Article, ‘Robust manipulation of the behavior of Drosophila melanogaster by a fungal pathogen in the laboratory’, was highlighted in:
- TechNews (Taiwan) – Fungus infects fruit flies and manipulates their behaviour (translated)
Hieronymus et al.’s Research Article, ‘Tumor copy number alteration burden is a pan-cancer prognostic factor associated with recurrence and death’, was mentioned in:
- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News – Copy Number Alteration Found to Be Associated with Cancer Mortality
Read our press release about this study here.
The Research Article by Alex Evilevitch, ‘The mobility of packaged phage genome controls ejection dynamics’, was picked up in:
- Xinhua – Mechanical properties of viral DNA determine course of infection: study
- Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News – Viruses Go Lytic or Latent, Based on Viral DNA Mechanics
And Fallon, Lower et al.’s upcoming Research Article, ‘Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles’, was featured in:
- STAT News – To make better biomedical research tools, a grad student picks apart fireflies’ glow
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