February 11, 2025
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09/24/2025
Mental Health & Aging
Reclaiming wellness: Key factors in restoring optimal well-being in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Ho and Fuller-Thompson examine the factors associated with improvements in physical and mental wellness in old ager adults, finding that social connection and psychological health are associated with regaining optimal wellness in later life.
Image credit:Human seniors by congerdesign,Pixabay
09/17/2025
Veterinary
More than just one man and his dog: The many impacts of puppy acquisition on the mental health of families including children in the UK
Belshaw and colleagues examine the benefits and challenges of dog ownership on both the primary caregiver and children following an increase in dog ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic, where new puppy owners hoped this would improve their mental health.
Image credit:Lab Puppy 'Nala' by Jerry Frausto,CC BY 2.0
09/22/2025
Publishing
Detecting LLM-generated peer reviews
Rao and Colleagues address the challenge of detecting Large-Language-Model (LLM) generated peer reviews by injecting multiple prompts into the paper's PDF, which they then search for references in the generated review, with high statistical success. This offers a potential solution to the one of the many issues posed by Artificial Intelligence impacting the publishing process.
Image credit:Artificial Intelligence by Gerd Altmann ,Pixabay
09/18/2025
Sociology
The role of educational attainment and quality in U.S. regional variation in prevalence of dementia and CIND
Ailshire and colleagues find that state-level education quality fully accounts for the higher prevalence of dementia in the US South. This suggests education explains regional disparities in dementia and cognitive impairment, and educational environment matters more than educational attainment.
09/28/2025
EveryONE
A Call to Action on World Rabies Day and Beyond
In this interview, On World Rabies Day, PLOS One Academic Editor Dr. Zinia T. Nujum shares her perspectives on this year’s theme, “Act Now: You, Me, Community”.
Image credit:Pet owner by Rebecca Scholz ,Pixabay
09/16/2025
EveryONE
Editor Spotlight: Pankaj Bhardwaj
In this interview, PLOS One Academic Editor Dr Bhardwaj shares how the natural world inspires his research, how it translates into benefits for communities and landscapes, and provides advice for early-career researchers.
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07/24/2025
The Official PLOS Blog
How does our understanding of historic peatlands inform our approach to restoration practices?
PLOS issued this press release talking about Swindles and colleagues' study which identified the optimal conditions for peat formation and sustained growth using lessons from the past.
Image credit:Peatland by Richard Fewster,CC BY 4.0
09/26/2025
Marine Ecology
Modeling the detection range of pulsed calls from resident killer whale in nearshore waters of British Columbia, Canada
Mouy and colleagues quantified Killer Whale acoustic detection ranges.
Image credit:Orca by Efraimstochter,Pixabay
09/24/2025
psychology
Voice clones sound realistic but not (yet) hyperrealistic
Lavan and colleagues find AI and human voices sound about equally real.
Image credit:Smile by Miranda Granche,CC BY 2.0
09/24/2025
Contraception and HIV Prevention
Views of female students in South Africa and lessons for provision of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
Shamu and colleagues explore facilitators and barriers to contraception use.
Image credit:Blister Pack by CDD20,Pixabay
09/24/2025
Taxonomy
A revision of theStrumigenys mnemosyne group
Hamer and colleagues described three new species forStrumigenysusing micro-CT scanning.
Unveiling cancer crosstalk across spatial and temporal scales
This collection highlights how omics advances have transformed our understanding of tumor progression and metastasis.
Gender and Adaptation in the Global South
This collection explores the link between climate justice and gender justice, highlighting efforts toward gender-equitable, climate-resilient development in the Global South.
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