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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.
What Makes Cancers so Stubborn?
Cancer begins with a single corrupted cell that cannot repair its genetic code and starts multiplying rapidly. Over…
Experts Can Make Antivenom Against Spider Bites. There’s a Catch, However—They Have to Get the Spider Venom First.
A crucial step in developing key antivenom against bites from specific dangerous spiders is obtaining said venom to…
Scientists have created embryo models from stem cells – it could help us better understand infertility and miscarriage
SciePro/Shutterstock Roger Sturmey, University of Hull Scientists recently announced that they have developed embryo models using just stem…
Internet of microbiota: could synthetic probiotics help prevent our natural bacteria from going astray?
Having a healthy E coli community in our intestinal system is essential to good human health. Geralt/Pixabay Özgür…
I suffer from the world’s most beautiful disease – and also the most expensive to treat
file lf uz. Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock Antonio J. Pérez Pulido, Universidad Pablo de Olavide My name is…
Pope Francis is recovering from hernia surgery. But what exactly is a hernia?
Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University Pope Francis has had an operation this week to remove a hernia, which…
Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here’s what the science says
Alexander Grey/Unsplash Stephen Kent, The University of Melbourne and Chansavath Phetsouphanh, UNSW Sydney While most people survive and…
Have we got the brain all wrong? A new study shows its shape is more important than its wiring
Shutterstock James Pang, Monash University and Alex Fornito, Monash University The human brain is made up of around…
Drugs that melt away pounds still present more questions than answers, but Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro could be key tools in reducing the obesity epidemic
Despite the promise of drugs that can help people shed pounds, healthy lifestyle choices are still key to…
Why pain seems worse at night
Shutterstock / New Africa Rocío de la Vega de Carranza, Universidad de Málaga As the song from the…