In our latest monthly media coverage roundup, we highlight the top mentions that eLife papers generated in June. You can view the coverage, along with the related research articles, below:
In Microbiology and Infectious Disease:
Kikawa, Loes et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘High-throughput neutralization measurements correlate strongly with evolutionary success of human influenza strains’, was featured in:
- Laboratory Equipment – Sequencing Study Shows Immunity to Flu is Highly Personalized
This study was also summarised by the eLife press release, ‘Large-scale immunity profiling grants insights into flu virus evolution’.
In Neuroscience:
Kunkel et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Nocebo effects are stronger and more persistent than placebo effects in healthy individuals’, was featured in:
- Twisted Sifter – The Placebo Effect Shows Our Mind Has An Impact On Medical Treatments, But A Nocebo Study Shows That The Opposite May Be Even More Powerful
This study was also summarised by the eLife press release, ‘Negative expectations have stronger and longer-lasting effects on pain than positive ones’.
Ruyle et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Peripheral opioid receptor antagonism alleviates fentanyl-induced cardiorespiratory depression and is devoid of aversive behavior’, was picked up by:
- The Munich Eye – Innovative Method Offers Safer Reversal of Opioid Overdoses
- Physician’s Weekly – Novel Strategy May Reverse Opioid Overdose Without Aversive Effects
This study was also summarised by the eLife press release, ‘Researchers identify new therapeutic strategy for fentanyl overdose’.
In Evolutionary Biology:
Dasari et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Social and environmental predictors of gut microbiome age in wild baboons’, was picked up by:
- The Scientist – Microbes in Baboon Poop Offer Clues into Aging
In Chromosomes and Gene Expression:
Arimura et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘MagIC-Cryo-EM, structural determination on magnetic beads for scarce macromolecules in heterogeneous samples’, was featured in:
- The Hindu – ‘Magical’ new technique brings very dilute samples into focus
In Plant Biology:
Mukhopadhyay et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Structure-guided secretome analysis of gall-forming microbes offers insights into effector diversity and evolution’, was commented on in:
- Seed World – Quebec Scientists Just Found the Microbial Playbook Behind Global Crop Failures
In Developmental Biology:
De la Fuente, Maroto et al.’s Research Article/Reviewed Preprint, ‘Oviductin sets the species-specificity of the mammalian zona pellucida’, was featured in:
- La Brújula Verde (Spain) – Why Can’t Mammals of Different Species Have Offspring? Scientists Discover the Mechanism That Prevents It
- 20minutos (Spain) – Scientists identify a protein that prevents reproduction between mammals of different species (translated)
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