In this blog, we discuss a paper recommended by the F1000Prime Faculty and published in Functional Ecology, where the authors discuss the idea that social interaction may not just increase the length of an individual’s life, but also impact the evolutionary success of an entire species.
Patrice Forget is our Faculty Member of the Month. He is a Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia and a Professor at the University of Aberdeen. Over the past 10 years, he has published more than 100 articles, letters and editorials. In this blog, he gives us an insight into a day in his life and what he likes about being a member of the F1000Prime Faculty.
In the spirit of Halloween, this month we’re bringing you a very spooky story from the natural world. Research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology and recommended by the F1000Prime Faculty tells the horrifying tale of a fungus capable of controlling not only an ants mind, but it’s entire body, leading to the creature’s ultimate gruesome demise.
Brian Stramer is our Faculty Member of the Month. He is the group leader at the Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics and lecturer in the department of Anatomy and Human Sciences at King’s College London. In this blog, he talks us through a day in his life and what he likes about being a member of the F1000Prime Faculty.
Using open research to develop a high-quality network of laboratories to survey, control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases. Laura Dean and Imelda Bates, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, discuss their work on the first critical step to developing this important network and the benefit of open access for its accessibility and transparency.
Jeniffer Jeykumar, F1000Research, discusses memory and highlights a few articles published on F1000Research looking into the processes involved and what we can do to improve our working memory. Memory is something which we all rely on, often without thinking much about the specifics, and how we’re able to store, process and retrieve information on a…
In this Q&A, we chat with Rubén de Alarcón Gómez, the lead author on a systematic review into online porn addiction which has been recommended by the F1000Prime Faculty, to find out more about the nature of the condition, where we stand on treatment and how official recognition could change the scope of research into this area.
We know receiving a peer review request can, at times, be overwhelming and it can be hard to decide when you should accept a request. So, we’ve put together a handy guide to help make this decision easier for you next time you receive an invitation to review.
Cory Cleveland is our Faculty Member of the Month. He is a professor in the Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana, Missoula, Montana.
Jude Duncan is a content creator and blogger, and in this blog she shares her psoriasis journey; from diagnosis to treatment and finally to embracing her appearance and challenging others to do so. As this month is psoriasis awareness month stayed tuned at the end for a collection of the best research on psoriasis recommended by our F1000Prime Faculty.
