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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.
TB: gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old vaccine
Bavesh Kana, University of the Witwatersrand Tuberculosis dates back more than 9,000 years. It is the most infectious…
If we want to settle on other planets, we’ll have to use genome editing to alter human DNA
Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock Sam McKee, Manchester Metropolitan University When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further…
Debunking 5 myths about antidepressants
Some people may be hesitant to take antidepressants because of enduring myths about their use. (Shutterstock) Natalina Salmaso,…
Social robot or digital avatar, users interact with this AI technology as if it’s real
Brigitte Viljoen, Auckland University of Technology and Elizabeth Day, Auckland University of Technology Humans are interacting more than…
Xylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly − a nurse explains potential causes and proper treatment
A volunteer registered nurse treats a xylazine-associated wound at a clinic in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Matt…
The Human Genome Project Wasn’t All Fanfare and Victories
Initiated around 2000, the Human Genome Project aimed to sequence the entire human genome with high hopes of…
Some say a shot of olive oil can prevent a hangover – here’s what the science says
gorkem demir/Shutterstock Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University The search for alcohol hangover cures is as old as alcohol…
How a century-old drug could revolutionise cobra bite treatment
Kurit Afshen / Shutterstock Tian Du, University of Sydney and Greg Neely, University of Sydney About 1.8 million…
Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling
Researchers are gaining key insights into the ways that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can lead to long COVID symptoms.…
Bird flu isn’t spreading in humans for now. But there are vaccines in the pipeline if that changes
Marian Weyo/Shutterstock Paul Griffin, The University of Queensland Since May, a number of poultry farms around Australia have…