Lindsay Malone, MS, RDN, LD, is a registered dietitian specializing in lifestyle medicine. She works as an integrative and ...

UCLA researchers have successfully grown miniature lungs from stem cells—complete with their own functioning blood vessel ...

During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells communicate with one another during this process through cell-surface ...

A well-developed, functional immune system is paramount to combat harmful attacks from pathogenic organisms and prevent infectious diseases. Newborn animals and humans have only limited immunity upon ...

Thalassemia is viewed as a prevalent inherited blood disease that has gotten exorbitant consideration in the field of medical research around the world. Inherited diseases have a high risk that ...

When we think of blood, the colour red usually comes to mind. That’s because in most animals, blood gets its red colour from hemoglobin, an iron-rich protein that carries oxygen.

From single cells to complex creatures: New study points to origins of animal multicellularity Researchers at UChicago analyze genetic data and protein sequences to find key innovations that ...

Proteins preserved in these tissues could reveal how dinosaurs managed oxidative stress which is linked to cancer, ...

During this period, demand for donor blood has risen by 37% in the Benelux countries. In Belgium, the increase is 22%, following a 200% rise over the previous 12 months. Similar trends can also be ...

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

The product contains hemoglobin molecules from expired donor blood, which are encapsulated in protective lipid shells to create artificial red blood cells.

Scientists have uncovered a new biological mechanism behind tissue and organ damage in low-oxygen conditions like heart attacks, strokes, and severe COVID-19. Bursting red blood cells—not ...