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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.
Why bilinguals may have a memory advantage – new research
Luis Molinero/Shutterstock Panos Athanasopoulos, Lancaster University Think about being in a conversation with your best friend or partner.…
How biological differences between men and women alter immune responses – and affect women’s health
Fida Olga/Shutterstock Helen McGettrick, University of Birmingham and Asif Iqbal, University of Birmingham Most people will have heard…
Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures?
The number of days of extreme heat is set to increase in the years ahead. An active lifestyle…
Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts’ work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells
A ‘ghost heart’ is a pig’s heart prepared so that it can be transplanted into people. Provided by…
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? A nutritionist explains the science behind ‘functional’ foods
While apples aren’t considered a superfood, they are considered a functional food. Caterina Oltean/500px Prime via Getty Images…
Curing America’s loneliness epidemic would make us healthier, fitter and less likely to abuse drugs
Loneliness increases the risk of chronic disease and mental health challenges. An Kirillova/500px Prime via Getty Images Clay…
Secrets wrapped in fabric: how our study of 100 decomposing piglet bodies will help solve criminal cases
Photo by Stevie Ziogos, Author provided Paola A. Magni, Murdoch University and Ian Dadour, Murdoch University Until the…
Does it matter what time of day I eat? And can intermittent fasting improve my health? Here’s what the science says
Shutterstock Frederic Gachon, The University of Queensland and Meltem Weger, The University of Queensland Early hunter-gatherers faced long…
“Nuclear Receptor” Holds Key to Female Fertility, New Study Finds
A recent study by scientists at the Research Center in Reproduction and Fertility of Université de Montréal‘s Faculty…
The obesity epidemic is fuelled by biology, not lack of willpower
For many people, trying to lose excess fat is very difficult without help. Effective treatment is available when…