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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.
Sick of being told to ‘just lose weight’? Health promotion shouldn’t come with weight stigma
Evangeline Gardiner, The University of Queensland Have you ever gone to your GP to find out why you’re…
Replacing just 10% of ultra‑processed foods with whole foods linked to drop in bowel cancer rate
Erikka Loftfield, QIMR Berghofer Replacing 10% of your intake of ultra-processed foods with minimally processed foods is linked…
Ocean, desert rainfall and a parasitic disease: researchers connect patterns
Adrià San José Plana, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS); Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and…
Are right‑brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science really tells us
Sarah Hellewell, Curtin University Are you logical, detail-oriented or good with numbers? You must be “left-brained”. Creative, artistic…
One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study
Around 12% of the world’s total cancer cases in 2024 were likely caused by an infection, according to…
Climate crisis is affecting children’s nutrition
Marina Maintinguer Norde, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp); Aline Martins de Carvalho, Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Fernanda…
Feeling angry? Don’t blow off steam. Try these tips instead
After a bad night’s sleep, you squabble with your kids at breakfast. Then a neighbour parks you in.…
Why do certain lyrics touch us so deeply? We studied 35 years of hits to find out
Suzy Miller, Swinburne University of Technology; Mark A Lee, and Nicholas Matherne, The University of Melbourne A growing…
I’m trying to lose weight. Will exercising make me hungrier and eat more?
We’ve all been there. You spend an hour in the gym, and before you even reach the change…
Three discoveries that transformed how we understand nutrition
When we think about nutrition, we almost always picture the same key players: the mouth, stomach, intestines, liver,…