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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 Discover New Molecular Mechanism That Contributes to Aging
Scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism that contributes to aging. Six research groups from the University of…
Study Finds Dairy Played Key Role In Early Human Diets on Tibetan Plateau
A new study published in the journal Science Advances reveals that dairy played a significant role in the…
What causes motion sickness? Here’s how to reconcile the mismatch in what your senses are telling your brain
When your inner ears and your eyes perceive conflicting motion, you might be in trouble. ozgurcankaya/E+ via Getty…
New Study Finds Link Between Mediterranean Diet and Lower Risk of Dementia
A new study has found that eating a Mediterranean-style diet can help reduce the risk of dementia by…
New Mini-Heart “Organoids” Help Researchers Study Heart Formation and Repair
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully created a “mini-heart” known as an organoid. The…
Milestone developments at four years old help children tell lies, play hide-and-seek and read maps
ANURAK PONGPATIMET/Shutterstock Martin Doherty, University of East Anglia At the age of about four, children reach important milestones…
Body language books get it wrong: the truth about reading nonverbal cues
Defensive, uncertain, confident, confrontational: can your body language reveal what you’re thinking? Pexels/Jopwell Geoff Beattie, Edge Hill University…
We’ve been connecting brains to computers longer than you’d expect. These 3 companies are leading the way
Shutterstock Sam John, The University of Melbourne Since it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI)…
3D-printing the brain’s blood vessels with silicone could improve and personalize neurosurgery – new technique shows how
3D printers can lay down more than just layers of melted plastic. Dedraw Studio/iStock via Getty Images Plus…
First “3D Picture” of How Odor Molecules Activate Human Odorant Receptors Revealed
The recent breakthrough by scientists at UC San Francisco in creating the first 3D picture of how an…