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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.
Does chicken soup really help when you’re sick? A nutrition specialist explains what’s behind the beloved comfort food
A bowl of chicken soup typically contains protein, vegetables and soothing broth. Westend61 via Getty Images Colby Teeman,…
How Do Scientists Study Our Body’s Internal Clock?
The circadian rhythm regulates our body’s daily processes on a roughly 24-hour cycle. While its specifics remain a…
This Man Held His Breath For 17 Minutes.
There’s a science to the skillful way both free divers and performers alike manage to hold their breath…
Can coffee help you avoid weight gain? Here’s what the science says
Valeria Boltneva/Pexels Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland and Emily Burch, Southern Cross University Coffee is well recognised…
Cancer Is a Problem—But Why Do We Rarely Hear It For the Heart?
It’s no surprise that the word “cancer” strikes fear in most peoples’ minds; after all, the disease classification…
Is It Human to Be a Fan of Something?
You may already be a fan of a particular movie or series, or music group, or a sports…
Shouldn’t We Need Anti-Tick Pills Too?
You may regularly administer some pills and supplements to your dog to prevent them from getting dreaded ticks.…
Long COVID patients are much more likely to have multiple organ abnormalities
Betty Raman, University of Oxford It wasn’t that long ago that some people speculated that long COVID was…
‘We could eradicate malaria by 2040’ says expert after revolutionary vaccine is approved by WHO
Adrian Hill, University of Oxford The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will…
Is it normal to forget words while speaking? And when can it spell a problem?
mimi thian/unsplash Greig de Zubicaray, Queensland University of Technology We’ve all experienced that moment mid-sentence when we just…