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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.
Is Your Period Linked To the Moon?
While the lunar and menstrual cycles share a similar duration of about 29 days, research shows no scientific…
Illusions of Sound.
The video explores how our brains perceive and interpret sound, demonstrating through audio illusions that our sense of…
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University, and Jean Nachega, Stellenbosch University The mpox outbreak in Africa…
WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?
Inkoly/Shutterstock C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency…
Elite athletes are generally smarter than us – cognitive sciences can explain why
Alberto Filgueiras, CQUniversity Australia The year was 1920. It was George “Babe” Ruth’s first season playing for the…
Study Links Spermidine to Lifespan Extension Through Intermittent Fasting
At a Glance Researchers from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) in Greece, Paris Cité University…
From maxing out to slowing down, how much do heart rates vary across sports?
Theresa Larkin, University of Wollongong and Gregory Peoples, University of Wollongong A classic image of the Olympics and…
A common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain − how scientists are turning Toxoplasma gondii from foe into friend
Toxoplasma is often transmitted to people from contaminated food or cat feces. Dr_Microbe/iStock via Getty Images Plus Bill…
Seasickness: we built a digital monitoring system on a South African research ship to help manage it
Aastels Nicole Catherine Taylor, Stellenbosch University I’ve always been intrigued by the ocean, drawn to its mystery and…
From science fiction to telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment
Science and Invention / World Radio History Debbie Passey, The University of Melbourne In 1874, a surgeon in…