Controversial conservation and death-delaying biomarkers

Marvier vs. Soulé on maximizing biodiversity outcomes: conservationists, whose side are you on? https://t.co/4jdPxzndct — F1000Prime (@F1000) March 19, 2014 Staying one step ahead of death: four new biomarkers that can predict all-cause mortality. https://t.co/VQOPMsOBdv — F1000Prime (@F1000) March 18, 2014 Drink responsibly: moderate alcohol intake doesn't affect menstrual cycle but could disrupt reproductive function.…

F1000Prime most influential: Critical Care & Emergency Medicine

In the second in our series of F1000Prime most influential articles we present the top-ranking articles in Critical Care & Emergency Medicine in 2013 and speak to a global influencer in the field. The top-ranking – clinical-practice changing – article, a randomized controlled trial, found that anesthesiologists should use a lung-protective ventilation strategy in intermediate-risk…

The Brain Prize 2014

We’re thrilled to be able to congratulate Trevor Robbins, Section Head for Behavioral Neuroscience at F1000Prime, on being awarded the prestigious ‘Brain Prize’. The Brain Prize is awarded by the Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation in Copenhagen to one or more scientists who have distinguished themselves by making an outstanding contribution to European neuroscience.…

Boston, get ready to network – we're coming to town!

If you are in Boston next week, why not come to our free networking event? You can meet like-minded scientists and chat about the issues surrounding science and publishing. We’ll be providing drinks and a buffet, as well as giving away prizes, personal subscriptions to F1000Prime and discounts on article-processing charges for F1000Research. Please sign…

We’re visiting the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

Tomorrow F1000 is heading to Göttingen to visit the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry to give a presentation on innovations in discovering literature from 3pm, Ludwig-Prandtl Hall, Administration building. I’ll also be hosting the next F1000 meet-up in the same venue from 6pm onwards. This meet-up is specifically for Max Planck students. Refreshments will be…

Francesco Minuto

It is with regret that we mark the death, last month, of Francesco Minuto, Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Genoa and Faculty Member in the Neuro-Endocrinology & Pituitary Section of the Diabetes & Endocrinology Faculty of F1000Prime. Our sincere condolences to his family and colleagues.

Tweet chat recap: 'What's standing between you and your PhD?'

Students and postdocs joined us on the @F1000Tips Twitter account on February 19th for a live tweet chat using the #F1000Talks hashtag to discuss the issues facing PhD candidates in today’s scientific climate. Our special guests were Dr Hashem A. Dbouk @hashemdbouk from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and graduate student Jeremy Fagan…