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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.
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…
As Zepbound dominates headlines as a new obesity-fighting drug, a nutritionist warns that weight loss shouldn’t be the only goal
Overall health and well-being are about much more than just weight management. Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty Images Mandy…
Could you move from your biological body to a computer? An expert explains ‘mind uploading’
Shutterstock Clas Weber, The University of Western Australia Imagine brain scanning technology improves greatly in the coming decades,…