Posts by PLOS

Summary of Playing an Instrument Could Protect Against Cognitive Aging, Study Reveals: A recent study published in PLOS Biology indicates that older musicians display brain activity patterns during speech perception…

Summary of Dementia Crisis: China Faces Explosive Rise in Alzheimer’s Disease: Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are increasing rapidly in China due to factors like population growth, high blood sugar…

Summary of Men Are Dying More Than Women From These 3 Common Diseases: A global study highlights sex-based health disparities in hypertension, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS, revealing that men are more…

Summary of Current Fertility Rates Aren’t Enough To Prevent Population Collapse, Study Warns: Recent research suggests that smaller populations and random birth rate variations raise the fertility threshold needed to…

Summary of Researchers Warn: Vegan Diets May Lack Key Nutrients: A study from Massey University, published in PLOS ONE, investigated the protein intake of long-term vegans in New Zealand. It…

Summary of Scrolling in the Dark: How Screens Steal Sleep and Trigger Teen Depression: Excessive screen time can negatively impact teenagers' sleep quality and schedule, contributing to increased depression rates,…

Summary of One Year of Medicinal Cannabis: Real-World Relief for Pain, Sleep, and Mental Health: A large Australian study has discovered that patients using medicinal cannabis showed lasting improvements in…

Summary of "Swine Flu" Strain Has Passed From Humans to Pigs Nearly 400 Times Since H1N1 Pandemic: A new study published in PLOS Pathogens has found that the strain of…