In our latest monthly media coverage roundup, we highlight the top mentions that eLife papers generated in May. You can view the coverage, along with the related research articles, below:
Campbell et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Regional response to light illuminance across the human hypothalamus’, was featured in:
- SciTechDaily – Light Exposure Linked to Sharper Cognitive Skills
- List23 – Studies indicate that being exposed to light can elevate your cognitive skills
- Vì Công Ly (Viet Nam) – Research Shows That Exposure to Light is Linked to Sharper Cognitive Skills (translated)
This study was also summarised by the eLife press release, ‘Higher light levels may improve cognitive performance’.
Glenn et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Bacterial vampirism mediated through taxis to serum,’ was featured in:
- Global Village Space – “Bacterial Vampirism: Vampire-Like Bacteria Found Sucking Blood from Humans”
- Techno-Science (France) – These “vampire” bacteria have a strange appetite for human blood (translated)
- Muy Interesante (Spain) – A ‘vampire’ bacteria with a thirst for human blood (translated)
Branscheidt et al.’s Research Article, ‘Fatigue induces long-lasting detrimental changes in motor-skill learning’, was mentioned in:
- Runner’s World – How muscle fatigue can actually fry your brain
Bowman et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Pervasive relaxed selection on spermatogenesis genes coincident with the evolution of polygyny in gorillas’, was featured in:
- Earth.com – Same genes that cause human infertility made gorilla penises small
- CBC – Gorillas’ tiny penises and low sperm count can help us understand infertility in humans
- Live Science – The same genetic mutations behind gorillas' small penises may hinder fertility in men
Reddy et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Differences in HIV-1 reservoir size, landscape characteristics and decay dynamics in acute and chronic treated HIV-1 Clade C infection’, was picked up by:
- SPID Center (Russia) – How early and late HIV treatment affects the development of viral reservoirs (translated)
This study was also summarised by the eLife press release, ‘Study highlights importance of early interventions to combat HIV’
Shah et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘A septo-hypothalamic-medullary circuit directs stress-induced analgesia’, was featured in:
- The Times of India – Brain ‘circuit’ that turns stress into pain relief
Zhang et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Higher ratio of plasma omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids is associated with greater risk of all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality: A population-based cohort study in UK Biobank’, was picked up by:
- CNN – An imbalance of two healthy fats affects your early death risk, study finds
- The Dallas Express – Study Links Omega-3 Shortfall to Early Death
Kulich et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Rapid translocation of NGR proteins driving polarization of PIN-activating D6 protein kinase during root gravitropism’, was featured in:
- Tech Explorist – To grow their roots, plants feel gravity
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