Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Protein Affects 10 Billion Blood Cells a Day

Special proteins in your blood have been identified by researchers for their role in activating stem cells to develop into healthy blood cells.

Our eating habits are affected by the type of activities we engage in and the amount of attention they require, according to recent studies.

A new study suggests that many endangered and threatened species, particularly primates, could be susceptible to the novel coronavirus.

Use the power of citizen science to help researchers track emerging climate hazards that can impact your community.

Ocean plastic is accumulating rapidly, but reducing plastic waste and improving surface cleanup technology can make a difference in the future.

Biology Health

Models suggest HPV tricks the immune system by producing a decoy viral protein to distract from its infectious viral proteins.

The need for good hygiene during the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the lack of access to clean water some communities are facing.

Health

Americans are cooking and eating more family meals at home to stay safe and save money, but it might also curb the obesity epidemic.

A massive network of surfers and citizen scientists is monitoring water quality and water contamination in places governments don’t.

Loneliness is recognizable in brain maps that capture levels of closeness with others and feelings of similarity to or difference from others.