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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.
Drugs like Ozempic won’t ‘cure’ obesity but they might make us more fat-phobic
Natalia Sharygina/Shutterstock Emma Beckett, UNSW Sydney Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to…
What Do These “Stages” of Cancer Really Mean?
The stages of cancer range from 0 to 4, with each stage indicating the extent of the cancer’s…
Surgery won’t fix my chronic back pain, so what will?
Planter Studio/Shutterstock Christine Lin, University of Sydney; Christopher Maher, University of Sydney; Fiona Blyth, University of Sydney; James…
Pubic hair: beyond brazilians, more than manscaping
MAD_Production/Shutterstock Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol From Hollywood waxes and vajazzles, to bleaching and piercing, there are seemingly…
Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
Genetic analysis of the bacteria causing surgical site infections revealed that many were already present on the patient’s…
Newly discovered genetic variant that causes Parkinson’s disease clarifies why the condition develops and how to halt it
Multiple gene variants are linked to Parkinson’s disease, but which ones are the most relevant? dra_schwartz/E+ via Getty…
No, beetroot isn’t vegetable Viagra. But here’s what else it can do
CLICKMANIS/Shutterstock Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland and Emily Burch, Southern Cross University Beetroot has been in the…
TikTok health hacks promising to change the taste and smell of female genitals are more sour than sweet
Cast Of Thousands/Shutterstock Lisa Garwood-Cross, University of Salford Wake up. Brush teeth. Exfoliate. Drink a glass of pineapple…
How can a baby learn two languages at the same time?
Cameron Morin, ENS de Lyon Language acquisition in children is one of the most fascinating features of the…
Eating some chocolate really might be good for you – here’s what the research says
Mikolaj Niemczewski/Shutterstock Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol Although it always makes me scoff slightly to see Easter eggs…