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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 It Human to Be a Fan of Something?
You may already be a fan of a particular movie or series, or music group, or a sports…
Shouldn’t We Need Anti-Tick Pills Too?
You may regularly administer some pills and supplements to your dog to prevent them from getting dreaded ticks.…
Long COVID patients are much more likely to have multiple organ abnormalities
Betty Raman, University of Oxford It wasn’t that long ago that some people speculated that long COVID was…
‘We could eradicate malaria by 2040’ says expert after revolutionary vaccine is approved by WHO
Adrian Hill, University of Oxford The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will…
Is it normal to forget words while speaking? And when can it spell a problem?
mimi thian/unsplash Greig de Zubicaray, Queensland University of Technology We’ve all experienced that moment mid-sentence when we just…
Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu
Cornelius Krishna Tedjo/Shutterstock Akira O’Connor, University of St Andrews and Christopher Moulin, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) Repetition has…
Nobel Prize Honors Scientists Behind COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Breakthrough
(Hero image: Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach) The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has jointly awarded…
Take a break from your screen and look at plants − botanizing is a great way to engage with life around you
You may be surprised by what’s growing on a familiar trail. Benjamin Goulet-Scott, CC BY-ND Jacob S. Suissa,…
Your unique body odor could identify who you are and provide insights into your health – all from the touch of a hand
The scent emitted from your hands could offer clues about who you are. Siro Rodenas Cortes/Moment via Getty…
Like many women, I didn’t know I was autistic until adulthood – how late diagnosis can hurt mental health and self image
Dagerotip/Shutterstock Rachel Moseley, Bournemouth University For many women, adult diagnoses of autism are “a light in the darkness”,…