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October 2, 2020
09/23/2020
Neuroscience
Manuel Vázquez-Marrufo and colleagues show that induced alpha activity can be observed as a stable and reproducible response in the cognitive processing of the human brain.
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09/29/2020
Microbiome
Almeida and colleagues explore the composition of the oral microbiome and find that subjects with gingivitis or chronic periodontitis have less microbial diversity than patients without these conditions. In addition, they find a high prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in the oral microbial comunity.
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09/29/2020
Ecology
Morley and colleagues provide a comprehensive picture of the impacts of sedimentation during dam-removal on invertebrate prey availability and salmonid diets.
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09/30/2020
Public Health
Using a multicentre cohort of U.S. patients hospitalized with COVID-19, Hajifathalian and colleagues developed an instrument to predict the 7-day and 14-day risk of death.
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10/22/2020
EVERYONE BLOG
Senior Editor, Jamie Males, introduces a new PLOS Collection that crosses disciplinary boundaries and represents a wide range of geographies, providing a snapshot of the diversity of research in contemporary microbial ecology.
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09/28/2020
Marine Sciences
Cramer and colleagues promote the application of a traditional fisheries tool to ensure robust quantitative measurements in “no-take” marine reserves.
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09/25/2020
Mental Health
Ratschen and colleagues investigate links between mental health and loneliness, companion animal ownership, the human-animal bond, and human-animal interactions.
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09/25/2020
Imaging
Weninger and colleagues use deep learning to assess how a free water model can improve structural connectivity estimates in patients with brain tumors.
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09/30/2020
Sports Science
Fernandes and colleagues find increased levels of the immune checkpoint HLA-G molecule in bodybuilders. Corroborating reports of an immunosuppressive state seen in some athletes who are undergoing intense training.
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09/30/2020
Cell Biology
Xiong and colleagues develop an improved method to increase the visibility of in vivo fluorescence images.
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09/28/2020
Cardiovascular Medicine
Franzina and colleagues designed and tested a leadless cardiac pacemaker prototype that is able to convert the heart’s kinetic energy into electrical energy.
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