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With advancements in understanding the sciences and the instruments with which we study it, our collective knowledge of what happens inside ourselves is a work in constant progress that involves the most skilled medical practitioners and researchers. They must remain vigilant for any new details in understanding how our bodies work, as well as how our environment interacts with it. Here, Modern Sciences explores the latest developments in the fields of genetics, human biology, epidemiology, and much more.
Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires’: why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?
Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are…
How scientists changed their view of insomnia
Ground Picture/Shutterstock Iuliana Hartescu, Loughborough University Insomnia may have been torturing humanity since ancient times, but over the…
Eating fruit is linked to lung cancer? Here’s what you need to know about that new study
Deadly? Not likely. New Africa/Shutterstock.com Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University The idea that fruit and vegetables might cause…
How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think
RDNE/Pexels Annabel Blake, University of Sydney; Eduardo Velloso, University of Sydney, and Marcus Carter, University of Sydney In…
What is ‘muscle memory’ and can I improve mine?
skynesher/Getty Celia Harris, Western Sydney University and Justin Christensen, Western Sydney University Whether it’s riding a bike or…
Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer
Gustavo Vizart/Pexels Bernard Stewart, UNSW Sydney As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged…
Is dark chocolate healthier than milk chocolate? 2 dietitians explain
Alexander Grey/Unsplash Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland and Emily Burch, Southern Cross University Easter chocolate is all…
The four types of dementia most people don’t know exist
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most well-known types of dementia. Yuriy Golub/ Shutterstock Clarissa Giebel, University of…
Parks are sanctuaries but can also harbour disease – here’s how to protect yourself
Icon Sportswire/Getty Katherine M. Robertson, The University of Melbourne; Holly Kirk, Curtin University; Jacinta Humphrey, and Sarah Bekessy,…
Human vision: what we actually see – and don’t see – tells us a lot about consciousness
Kitreel/Shutterstock Henry Taylor, University of Birmingham What can you see right now? This might seem like a silly…