Life Sciences and Biomedicine Archives

Kiwifruit in Diet Is Linked to Improved Mood

Eating kiwifruit could improve mental health for people with low vitamin C, with real fruit showing more benefits than a vitamin supplement.

Sensory neurons help animals make sense of the world, and these small marine invertebrates can do a lot with only a few neurons.

Health

Read how immune cells are like fighters on the planet Dune, and how this defense system changes for sepsis survivors.

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria help plants obtain a usable form of nitrogen. But what’s the science behind it, and how can it benefit crops?

Brain fog accompanying long COVID could be the result of breaches in a cellular barrier protecting the brain.

Flying insects seem magnetized by light, but why? New research uncovers the dorsal-light-response mechanism behind this phenomenon.

Environment

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. Learn more and find out how to get involved in an Earth Day celebration near you!

Health

Researchers further chemotherapy efficacy by identifying antibodies that attack a specific protein in tumor cells.

Neuroscientists studying childbirth found different effects on brain cortex volume for those recovering from a natural delivery or C-section.

Biology Health

Emerging research on a 3D protein structure within red blood cells tells us how this and similarly shaped proteins work in the body.