Throughout March 2023, a total of 777 MDPI papers were cited in news articles published in prominent outlets such as TIME, The Atlantic, VICE, The Guardian, and National Geographic.

Learn more about the latest research below.

• Rats were trained to jump on a floating ledge when they smelt breath containing toluene, a harmful substance. They were successful in telling the difference between the odors. Rats may be able to ‘smell’ lung cancer as well…
  TIME – “Rat Infestations Are a Global Problem. Is Birth Control the Solution?”
  MDPI, Sensors – “Olfactory Detection of Toluene by Detection Rats for Potential Screening of Lung Cancer”

• Tattoos come with risks to the immune system, as well as being associated with infections and inflammatory disorders.
  The Atlantic – “Tattoos Do Odd Things to the Immune System”
  MDPI, Medicina – “Viral Infections Confined to Tattoos—A Narrative Review”

• A stonefish is highly venomous. But this dangerous aspect has the potential to save lives as it can be used to make drugs.
  National Geographic – “Venom sacs and spring-loaded caps: Best beware nature’s most sophisticated stingers”
  MDPI, Marine Drugs – “The Geographic Distribution, Venom Components, Pathology and Treatments of Stonefish (Synanceia spp.) Venom”
  

• Most people think that events happen in sequence; causality underlines our world. However, a new idea being seriously considered by scientists is that this could also apply retroactively.
  VICE – “A Growing Number of Scientists Are Convinced the Future Influences the Past”
  MDPI, Entropy – “Lapsing Quickly into Fatalism: Bell on Backward Causation”

• A study published in Brain Sciences suggested that using an antigravity treadmill could improve astronauts’ joints and gaits.
  The Atlantic – “The Rogue Theory That Gravity Causes IBS”
  MDPI, Brain Sciences – “Anti-Gravity Treadmill Training for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease”

Antigravity treadmills have the potential to improve the quality of life of astronauts. Covered in a paper in Brain Sciences.

• It’s well known that plants clean the air. But additional health benefits, related to their visual value, are only just now being discovered.
  TIME – “Your Houseplants Have Some Powerful Health Benefits”
  MDPI, IJERPH – “Real Foliage Plants as Visual Stimuli to Improve Concentration and Attention in Elementary Students”, Sustainability – “Effects of Indoor Plants on Self-Reported Perceptions: A Systemic Review”
  

• In 2011, a giant sea wave hit Portugal, increasing tourist interest. A paper in Land reviews how this influx affected the local area.
  TIME – “’The horizon turned black’- riding the world’s biggest wave”
  MDPI, Land – “Pull and Push Drivers of Giant-Wave Spectators in Nazaré, Portugal: A Cultural Ecosystem Services Assessment Based on Geo-Tagged Photos”

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