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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.
Some say a shot of olive oil can prevent a hangover – here’s what the science says
gorkem demir/Shutterstock Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University The search for alcohol hangover cures is as old as alcohol…
How a century-old drug could revolutionise cobra bite treatment
Kurit Afshen / Shutterstock Tian Du, University of Sydney and Greg Neely, University of Sydney About 1.8 million…
Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling
Researchers are gaining key insights into the ways that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can lead to long COVID symptoms.…
Bird flu isn’t spreading in humans for now. But there are vaccines in the pipeline if that changes
Marian Weyo/Shutterstock Paul Griffin, The University of Queensland Since May, a number of poultry farms around Australia have…
What is mitochondrial donation? And how might it help people have a healthy baby one day?
Jonathan Borba/Pexels Karin Hammarberg, Monash University; Catherine Mills, Monash University; Mary Herbert, Monash University, and Molly Johnston, Monash…
Want the health benefits of strength training but not keen on the gym? Try ‘exercise snacking’
Pressmaster/Shutterstock Justin Keogh, Bond University and Jackson Fyfe, Deakin University The science is clear: resistance training is crucial…
Astronauts don’t eat enough because food tastes bland in space. We’re trying to work out why
ESA / NASA Julia Low, RMIT University; Grace Loke Mei Ing, RMIT University; Ian Peake, RMIT University; Jayani…
From melting tracks to rising alcoholism – how sport is being forced to adapt to the effects of climate change
Izf/Shutterstock Mark Charlton, De Montfort University In the unlikely event I ever run another marathon, I wouldn’t want…
The Facts on Miscarriage
Approximately 23 million pregnancies worldwide end in miscarriage annually. Yet, it remains a taboo subject often shrouded in…
HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection
Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that…