Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

The Case of Malignant Cancer in a Dinosaur

Did cancer kill the dinosaurs? A deformed dinosaur bone has given a glimpse of life as a 77-million-year-old cancer “survivor.”

Health

While some thought lung damage from vaping was caused by THC, nicotine, or vitamin E oil, the culprit might be the heating element.

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Scientists have found a new way to defeat cancer by killing cancer cells without harming the patient.

Biology Health

Medications are still formulated with a male bias, but new awareness of how different bodies process drugs could lead to safer dosages for women.

Biology Health

New research suggests that doing brain training exercises to improve visuospatial skills could help reduce motion sickness.

Taking “you are what you eat” to the next level, new research shows that the more a sea anemone eats, the more tentacles it grows.

Monarch butterflies face an uncertain future. Their numbers have plummeted in recent decades. Here are some ways you can help.

Queen bees produce different proteins when they are stressed, and this new discovery could change how we monitor hive conditions.

Researchers at the University of Illinois think supernova explosions triggered the end-Devonian mass extinction 359 million years ago.

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While anticholinergics help manage many common medical conditions, they affect thinking and memory, possibly leading to Alzheimer’s disease.