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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.
Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat multiple sclerosis, according to new research in mice
Multiple sclerosis involves the immune system attacking the protective myelin sheath of neurons. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images Plus…
How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Bruce Willis, changes the brain – research is untangling its genetic causes
Some of the same genetic mutations can lead to FTD, ALS or symptoms of both. antoniokhr/iStock via Getty…
MIT Researchers Created a 3D-Printed “Robotic” Heart That Can Mimic Patients’ Real Hearts
Engineers at MIT have developed a 3D-printed robotic heart that could aid doctors in tailoring treatments to individual…
ChatGPT could be an effective and affordable tutor
Educational software has a long history, but chatbots could help students excel like never before. Fabio Principe /…
Faster-than-reflexes robo-boots boost balance
These boots were made for superhuman balance. Candler Hobbs, Georgia Institute of Techology Lena Ting, Emory University; Gregory…
Cancer evolution is mathematical – how random processes and epigenetics can explain why tumor cells shape-shift, metastasize and resist treatments
Stochasticity is everywhere – and finding the order in disorder can unlock new ways to understand biology. Erlon…
Humans and Bacteria May Have the “Same Machinery” for Immune Pathways, New Study Suggests
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have found that bacteria and human cells fight off invaders similarly:…
New Biomaterial Can Repair Tissues “From the Inside Out”
Researchers at the University of California San Diego created a new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously and…
Chess players perform worse when air quality is poor – and other high-skilled workers could be affected too
Francis Pope, University of Birmingham Humans are exposed to air pollution almost everywhere. The World Health Organization estimate…
The science of holding your breath: How could Kate Winslet stay underwater for over 7 minutes in Avatar 2?
Kate Winslet promoting ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ in London in December 2022. Winslet held her breath for…