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PLOS ONE

This journal covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine

PLOS ONE is an inclusive journal community working together to advance science for the benefit of society, now and in the future. Founded with the aim of accelerating the pace of scientific advancement and demonstrating its value, we believe all rigorous science needs to be published and discoverable, widely disseminated and freely accessible to all.

The research we publish is multidisciplinary and, often, interdisciplinary. PLOS ONE accepts research in over two hundred subject areas across science, engineering, medicine, and the related social sciences and humanities. We evaluate submitted manuscripts on the basis of methodological rigor and high ethical standards, regardless of perceived novelty.

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PLOS ONE News

Global longevity gap narrows as men catching up with women's longer lifespans

Global longevity gap narrows as men catching up with women's longer lifespans

New Scientist - 17-Jan-2024

Advances in healthcare and lifestyle changes bridge the gender gap in life expectancy

Why some people find it easier to be a vegetarian than others

Why some people find it easier to be a vegetarian than others

New Scientist - 04-Oct-2023

Three gene variants more prevalent in vegetarians, impacting dietary choices

A high BMI may not indicate an increased risk of death, new study finds

A high BMI may not indicate an increased risk of death, new study finds

New Scientist - 05-Jul-2023

Overweight is not linked to death for many people, emphasizing that BMI alone is an inaccurate measure of health

Telomere length may have protective effects against dementia-provide a pathway for future research

Telomere length may have protective effects against dementia-provide a pathway for future research

Oxford Population Health - 22-Mar-2023

Associations between telomere length and endophenotypes could help treat neurodegenerative disease

Pet dogs decrease risk of disability in Japanese older adults

Pet dogs decrease risk of disability in Japanese older adults

ScienceDaily - 23-Feb-2022

More research is needed to understand the beneficial mechanisms behind dog ownership

Despite nutrient reformulation targets, most companies sell unhealthy foods

Despite nutrient reformulation targets, most companies sell unhealthy foods

Nuffield Department of Population Health - 04-Aug-2021

Food firms in UK failed to meet targets for reducing calories, sugar and salt in their products

Long-term caloric restriction prevents age-related adiposity in aged mice

Long-term caloric restriction prevents age-related adiposity in aged mice

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 02-Jul-2021

Targeting SA-T cells: A promising intervention to control age-related chronic diseases

Study finds patients with good vitamin D levels half as likely to die of coronavirus

Study finds patients with good vitamin D levels half as likely to die of coronavirus

Independent - 26-Sep-2020

Definitely no harm in taking normal levels of vitamin D supplements - and could save your life

E-cigarettes don't help people give up smoking

E-cigarettes don't help people give up smoking

New Scientist - 02-Sep-2020

Vaping, patches, sprays - or nothing at all - all pretty much the same with a 10% success rate

Underlying mechanisms of how cellular senescence leads to neurodegeneration

Underlying mechanisms of how cellular senescence leads to neurodegeneration

Buck Institute - 29-Jan-2020

Cellular senescence is now a top research topic and a very messy one in ageing research

DNA is not your destiny - may only contribute about 5% at most

DNA is not your destiny - may only contribute about 5% at most

University of Alberta - 18-Dec-2019

Don't go after commercial DNA testing thinking that it may predict your future

Genes not the best predictor of human disease risk

Genes not the best predictor of human disease risk

University of Alberta - 18-Dec-2019

Risks arise mostly from metabolism, environment, lifestyle, and exposure to various chemicals

Peptidomimetics could kill even the most resilient microbes

Peptidomimetics could kill even the most resilient microbes

Independent - 10-Jul-2019

UK government is funding the drug development, which could prevent dark edges of medicine

DIT Gene Editing - Someone Is Going to Get Hurt

DIT Gene Editing - Someone Is Going to Get Hurt

New York Times - 14-May-2018

Decentralization of DNA editing techniques will lead to regulatory and public health problems

Bionic larynx sounds more natural than artificial voice boxes

Bionic larynx sounds more natural than artificial voice boxes

Digital Trends - 26-Feb-2018

MARCS Institute has demonstrated a groundbreaking  noninvasive artificial larynx. Pneumatic Arti...

Motherhood Causes 11 Years of Telomere Shortening

Motherhood Causes 11 Years of Telomere Shortening

ScienceAlert - 26-Feb-2018

DNA collected from nearly 2,000 reproductive-age women. Those who had given birth had telomeres ...

Alpha-2-Macroglobulin in the Cancer Immunity of Naked Mole-Rats

Alpha-2-Macroglobulin in the Cancer Immunity of Naked Mole-Rats

Fight Aging! - 08-Jan-2018

Naked mole-rats are near immune to cancer. So far this resistance has been put down to greater e...

Supplement can repair and rejuvenate muscles in older adults

Supplement can repair and rejuvenate muscles in older adults

Daily News - 19-Jul-2017

Sarcopenia is the deterioration of muscle mass and strength as part of aging. Placebo controlled...

Eat hot peppers for a longer life

Eat hot peppers for a longer life

ScienceDaily - 13-Jan-2017

Consumption of hot red chili peppers is associated with a 13 percent reduction in total mortality...

How to Add 18 Years to Your Life

How to Add 18 Years to Your Life

Men’s Journal - 30-Aug-2016

Canadian study analysed data from 90,000 Canadians to identify the biggest lifestyle threats to l...


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