The Case of the Missing Neuro Drug Trials

0000-0002-8715-2896     The case of the missing neurological drug trials remains shrouded in mystery. Nearly 48,000 people took part in these trials for new drugs for multiple sclerosis, stroke, Alzheimer disease, migraine, epilepsy, insomnia, and Parkinson

Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Collection 2015-2016

_89221893_moose_tape0000-0002-8715-2896Source: Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Collection 2015-2016 How climate change affects the structure and function of ecosystems—past, present, and future–is a well-represented topic in PLOS publications for 2015-2016. The following, highlighted articles constitute the

Reflections on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

By Jennifer Dias As social animals, humans often coordinate their lives around cultural norms, formally sanctioned rules that prescribe or proscribe certain behavior. Typically, when a large majority of people are dissatisfied with an existing

Neglected Populations: Decreasing Inequalities and Improving Measurement in Maternal Health. A Call for Papers for a new Maternal Health Task Force-PLOS ONE Collection

By Katie Millar, Jacquelyn Caglia and Ana Langer from the Maternal Health Task Force.   Progress for All As a maternal health community, we have much to celebrate as we reflect on progress made with global

Upcoming AMA: Fossil Lizard from Wyoming’s Tropical Wonderland

On December 30, paleontologist Jack Conrad will be taking part in a PLOS-sponsored redditscience AMA for his recent PLOS ONE paper on a “Jesus lizard” from ancient Wyoming. Dr. Conrad will be live and taking your questions from 1

From AGU ’15: NOAA Issues 2015 Arctic Report Card

walrus“The trailing indicators in the Arctic are the leading indicators for the rest of us” – Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA Chief Scientist, Washington, D.C Tuesday morning, December 15, NOAA issued the 2015 Arctic Report card at

Social stress messes up the hippocampus

stress-pic-500x320How do you feel when you are stuck in a traffic jam for hours? Or when you are late for a flight? Or when you are waiting at the university hall to pass an exam?

Adiós, River Blindness: The journey from drug discovery to elimination

The PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases team celebrates the 2015 Nobel Prize winners as well as recent victories in onchocerciasis elimination efforts. Unless you regularly work with neglected tropical diseases, onchocerciasis is probably a word you

10-14-15 PLOS Science Wednesday AMA Preview: Scientists from UC Berkeley’s Brain Imaging Center Share fMRI Methods

By Sara Kassabian The PLOS Neuro Community is gearing up for the Society for Neuroscience (#SfN15) 2015 annual meeting from October 17-21 in Chicago with a ‘PLOS Science Wednesday’ on October 14 that’s all about functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Functional … Continue reading »

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9-2-15 PLOS Science Wednesday AMA Preview: River blindness programs improve health outcomes: Evidence for increased prioritization of NTDs in post-2015 global health agenda

By Sara Kassabian River blindness (onchocerciasis) is an onerous neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the second-leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Onchocerciasis is transmitted by a bite from the black fly, which creates an inflammatory response that leads to blindness … Continue reading »

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