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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.
Alzheimer’s disease: surprising new theory about what might cause it
Andrea Sturchio, Karolinska Institutet; Kariem Ezzat, Karolinska Institutet, and Samir EL Andaloussi, Karolinska Institutet In 1906, Alois Alzheimer,…
Noise in the brain enables us to make extraordinary leaps of imagination. It could transform the power of computers too
Shutterstock Tim Palmer, University of Oxford We all have to make hard decisions from time to time. The…
Parkinson’s disease: treatment is best started early
Emily Henderson, University of Bristol BBC broadcaster Jeremy Paxman was brought to hospital after he collapsed in a…
DNA is often used in solving crimes. But how does DNA profiling actually work?
thinkhubstudio/Shutterstock Adrian Linacre, Flinders University DNA profiling is frequently in the news. Public interest is sparked when DNA…
What’s next for ancient DNA studies after Nobel Prize honors groundbreaking field of paleogenomics
Researchers need to be careful not to contaminate ancient samples with their own DNA. Caia Image via Getty…
Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
Love Dalén, Stockholm University and Anders Götherström, Stockholm University The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for 2022…
What position should I sleep in, and is there a ‘right’ way to sleep?
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels, CC BY Christian Moro, Bond University and Charlotte Phelps, Bond University After 50 years…
Humans evolved with their microbiomes – like genes, your gut microbes pass from one generation to the next
The gut microbiome may also play a role in personalized medicine. nopparit/iStock via Getty Images Plus Taichi A.…
Nightmares are a good predictor of future dementia – new study
Ollyy/Shutterstock Abidemi Otaiku, University of Birmingham We spend a third of our lives asleep. And a quarter of…
Scientists have mimicked an embryo’s heart to unlock the secrets of how blood cells are born
UNSW/Jingjing Li, Author provided Robert E Nordon, UNSW Sydney and Jingjing Li, UNSW Sydney Stem cells are the…