This short film offers a look at respiration and a tour around the circulatory system and digestive system in the human body, through blood vessels and into mitochondria.

The concept of womanhood, encompassing biology, identity, and societal roles, represents a profound and multifaceted aspect ...

Prof. Fang-Jen S. Lee's team at National Taiwan University has discovered that an intermediate cellular metabolism molecule, ...

Defensive response could help restrict tumour spreadCancer cells have been shown to mount a rapid, energy-intensive defence ...

I was born in 1954, and my mother took diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriages. I had a hysterectomy last year, and ...

Famous last words, “Honey, you're moody — are you on your period?” We smile at this, or maybe not, but it might help everyone ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that the heart’s own contractions trigger biological signals that guide the formation of a functional beating heart. Their study in zebrafish ...

In a process that is remarkably close to how we take out our household trash, every single cell in your body has the ability to wrap up any unwanted material in a double-membrane sack and send it to ...

Farber Cancer Institute have developed a blood test that could transform the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple myeloma (MM) and its precursor conditions. The new method, known as SWIFT-seq, ...

Some visible signs of aging include wrinkled skin; gray or white hair; and dark patches, called age spots, on the hands and ...

EU researchers are exploring how dolphin arteries stay healthy with age in the hope of unlocking new ways to improve cardiovascular health in humans.