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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.
Got period pain or cramps? What to eat and avoid, according to science
Sora Shimazaki/Pexels Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland; Emily Burch, Southern Cross University, and Pui Ting Wong, The…
How much weight do you actually need to lose? It might be a lot less than you think
Flotsam/Shutterstock Nick Fuller, University of Sydney If you’re one of the one in three Australians whose New Year’s…
Scientists Unveil Revolutionary Generative AI Model for Accelerated Drug Discovery
At a Glance Pharmaceutical research faces a critical challenge in discovering novel therapeutic compounds through de novo drug…
Get Machine Learning to Help You With Your Antidepressants
A recent study in 2023 used machine learning to interpret EEG results from a large group of people…
Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims
Drone deliveries would be particularly effective in places where emergency responders can’t respond quickly. Vincent Walter/Purdue University, CC…
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…