George Washington died after his physician treated his sore throat with bloodletting, but don't let that stop you from ...

Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch) of human skin has six metres (20ft) of blood vessels. Veins hold about 65 per cent of the body's blood and have one-way valves tohelp blood move.

With microplastics now permeating our food and our bodies, researchers are keen to assess the potential damage these tiny ...

A new study reveals that microplastics can block blood flow in the brain, potentially leading to neurological issues like ...

Research has shed light on the intricate mechanisms of insulin production in fruit flies, revealing surprising parallels with ...

Exploring the Creation Week days: a biblical vs. scientific perspective on the age of the universe and Earth's origins.

It was 1974, and as a student in Alpena Community College’s nursing program, every spare hour was spent studying. I was completely immersed in the complexities of the human body and the incredible way ...

All three were hooked up to machines that provided a readout of their vital signs, and all three were prepared to have a ...

Grasshoppers have what's called an open circulatory system. Fluid isn't enclosed inside blood vessels but is pumped into a cavity inside their bodies where it circulates around their organs.

But the seemingly intuitive and familiar ideas that the circulation of blood can be a powerful therapeutic ally, a vital contributor to health, and a mechanism of disease took more than 2,000 years to ...

While most people are familiar with the ABO blood system and the Rh factor, human blood classification is far more complex. The National Institutes of Health reports that scientists have ...