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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.
How Do Experts Develop Antivenom?
Should you ever find yourself in a situation where you’ve been bitten by a venomous snake (and we…
Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID
Shutterstock/Elizaveta Galitckaia John Donne Potter, Massey University The latest Omicron variant BA.5 is fast becoming dominant worldwide, including…
COVID: risk of diabetes and heart disease is higher after infection – but maybe only temporarily
After COVID, people are at increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes. Ahmet Misirligul/Shutterstock Emma Rezel-Potts, King’s College…
Why does love feel magical? It’s an evolutionary advantage
Evolutionary psychology may explain why magical thinking is so central to love. Viva Luna Studios via Unsplash, CC…
How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize
Long-term exposure to high heat can become lethal. Mark Wilson/Getty Images W. Larry Kenney, Penn State; Daniel Vecellio,…
Heatwaves worsen mental health conditions
sun ok/Shutterstock Laurence Wainwright, University of Oxford and Eileen Neumann, University of Zurich Heatwaves have a huge impact…
Many drugs can’t withstand stomach acid – a new delivery method could lead to more convenient medications
A new polymer could help the medicine go down easier. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Khatcher O. Margossian,…
Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes, new research in mice finds
Mosquito-borne diseases are estimated to cause over 1 million deaths a year. mrs/Moment via Getty Images Penghua Wang,…
Myrkl: new anti-hangover pill said to break down up to 70% of alcohol in an hour – what you need to know
Rawpixel/Shutterstock Ashwin Dhanda, University of Plymouth A new anti-hangover supplement has just gone on sale in the UK.…
Listening to asthma and COPD: An AI-powered wearable could monitor respiratory health
Even with optimal treatment, asthma and COPD patients encounter unpredictable flareups of their conditions, which can become life-threatening…