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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.
Measles is the most infectious disease known to science – adults should consider getting another MMR vaccine
Adult MMR jabs could play an important role in preventing measles outbreaks. Mark Kegans/Getty Images Derek Gatherer, Lancaster…
Could quantum physics be the key that unlocks the secrets of human behaviour?
ESB Professional / Shutterstock Dorje C. Brody, University of Surrey Human behaviour is an enigma that fascinates many…
Six surprising things about placebos everyone should know
esoxx/Shutterstock Jeremy Howick, University of Leicester Placebos have been studied more than any treatment in the history of…
The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers
In 1981, Keith Hearne and Stephen Laberge asked dreamers to send “telegrams” to the outside world. More than…
Drugs of the future will be easier and faster to make, thanks to mRNA – after researchers work out a few remaining kinks
Two hurdles mRNA drugs face are a short half-life and impurities that trigger immune responses. BlackJack3D/iStock via Getty…
As Zepbound dominates headlines as a new obesity-fighting drug, a nutritionist warns that weight loss shouldn’t be the only goal
Overall health and well-being are about much more than just weight management. Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty Images Mandy…
Could you move from your biological body to a computer? An expert explains ‘mind uploading’
Shutterstock Clas Weber, The University of Western Australia Imagine brain scanning technology improves greatly in the coming decades,…
Scientists Create Self-Replicating DNA Nanorobots with Potential for Targeted Cancer Treatment
At a Glance Scientists from universities in New York and Ningbo, China, have made a groundbreaking discovery in…
Childhood pneumonia is surging in many countries – while the germs causing it are known, the effects of co-infections aren’t
castiglioni veronica/Shutterstock Zania Stamataki, University of Birmingham You may have heard reports about outbreaks of pneumonia affecting children…
The Cutting Edge of Implants
The device cools down the nerves, slowing down and blocking pain signals; it uses a combination of two…