Tasting and spitting out toxic food is a survival trait shared by many complex organisms. Now MIT researchers have shown that a simple roundworm, Caenorhabditis elegans, has the ability to spit out ...

Check your knowledge of the heart and how blood is transported around the body by blood vessels ahead of your Higher Human Biology exam. Brush up on your knowledge of arteries, capillaries, veins and ...

"Understanding this system better could lead to new insights into heart diseases and help develop new treatments for diseases such as arrhythmias." The study was conducted on zebrafish, an animal ...

Human heart muscle cells show changes in the way they operate in space, although they behave normally within 10 days after returning to the Earth, according to a study. The research, published in the ...

The doctor explained that omega-3 and omega-7 fatty acids are both essential for our health, but they have different benefits and sources. He said, “Omega-3 fatty acids are one of the better fats and ...

Whether you’ve heard of it from your doctor or seen it on supplement shelves, fish oil has become one of the most talked-about wellness must-haves of today's time. Extracted from fatty fish like ...