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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.
Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them
Healthy teeth are truly priceless. Moncherie/E+ via Getty Images Samer Zaky, University of Pittsburgh At an auction in…
How does the brain think?
Thinking builds neural networks, which is why practice improves performance. Francesco Carta fotografo/Moment via Getty Images Jennifer Robinson,…
Can COVID Lead to Cancer?
Viruses can increase cancer risk but do not directly cause it. Around 10% of cancers are caused by…
Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them
The changes that came with the transition from foraging to farming paved the way for disease. Nastasic/DigitalVision Vectors…
Our new vaccine could protect against coronaviruses that haven’t even emerged yet – new study
Numstocker/Shutterstock Rory Hills, University of Oxford The rapid development of vaccines that protect against COVID was a remarkable…
Terminal lucidity: why do loved ones with dementia sometimes ‘come back’ before death?
Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio Yen Ying Lim, Monash University and Diny Thomson, Monash University Dementia is often described as “the…
Four out of five autoimmune disease diagnoses are handed to women. What gives?
Research indicates that around 80% of patients diagnosed with autoimmune diseases are women. Historically, women’s healthcare needs have…
What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
ASD affects a wide range of individuals in different ways, from communication and social interaction to repetitive behaviors.…
Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
Many nonantibiotic drugs such as certain antidepressants and antiparasitics have antibacterial effects. Tanja Ivanova/Moment via Getty Images Mariana…
Drugs like Ozempic won’t ‘cure’ obesity but they might make us more fat-phobic
Natalia Sharygina/Shutterstock Emma Beckett, UNSW Sydney Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to…