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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.
New “High-Resolution” CT Scans Used to View Lungs Hit with COVID-19
X-rays are the second-most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation known to science, falling between the very energetic gamma…
New Graphene-Based Glucose Sensors Need Only Be Placed On Your Skin
With 1.5 million deaths back in 2019 owing to its existence, diabetes is truly a cause for concern…
A Blind Woman Regains Some Vision Using Brain Implants In a Landmark First
A 42-year-old woman named Bernardeta Gómez, from Elche, Spain, was diagnosed with toxic optic neuropathy, a condition that…
COVID-19 Affects More of the Brain than Expected, New Study Finds
New research published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reveals alarming insights into the true damage caused by COVID-19…
The Longest-Ever COVID-19 Case Lasted 335 Days
At this point, it’s no longer surprising to hear headlines about the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve seen how clearly…
Researchers Reveal That Red Blood Cells Are “Tiny Transmitters” of Electricity
Biology class has taught us that red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes, are the principal carriers of…
New Study Shows the “Doubled” Death Risk of the Delta Variant
With cases of the B.1.617.2 variant, or the Delta variant, of COVID-19 still of significant number, it remains…
New Study Finds Alarming Amounts of Microplastics in Infant Feces
An alarming study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters found that infant feces contain some…
Merck’s “Molnupiravir” COVID-19 Pill Passes Human Trials
A news release from pharmaceutical company Merck last October 1 details positive findings after completion of Phase 3…
Here Are the Science Nobel Prize Laureates For 2021
Heads up—the Nobel Prize laureates for 2021 have been announced for the sciences of Physiology and Medicine, Chemistry,…