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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.
‘Sleeping on it’ really does help and four other recent sleep research breakthroughs
Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock Dan Denis, University of York Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are…
Your death can be predicted. Here’s how.
Modern predictive analytics rely on vast data sets and machine learning algorithms to analyze factors influencing mortality, such…
What’s So Bad About Asbestos?
The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned chrysotile asbestos in the US as of March 2024,…
Ultrasound waves zapped at the brain are being used to treat everything from hand tremors to addiction
Elsa Fouragnan, Author provided Elsa Fouragnan, University of Plymouth One in four people has a mental disorder, according…
Masks work, our comprehensive review has found
Trish Greenhalgh, University of Oxford; C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney, and David Fisman, University of Toronto When a…
The Elements In Your Body
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur are the primary elements essential for life, forming the basis of…
The brain might also have a microbiome – what you need to know
Janosch Heller, Dublin City University The microbes that live in your gut are having their moment in the…
Unlocking the body’s defences: understanding immunotherapy
CI Photos/Shutterstock Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University In the battle against diseases, the human body boasts an intricate…
Cancer drug pollution is a growing global concern
Cytostatic drugs help treat a range of cancers but may also pose a threat to ecosystems. (Shutterstock) Valérie…
One of Our Ancient Human Behaviors Is Stopping Us From Leaving Parking Lots
Researchers discovered that people take longer to leave a parking spot when someone else is waiting due to…