Get to know the functions of your heart, blood vessels, and blood itself and how they work together to maintain your health.

Adolescent athletes' cardiovascular system may adapt to increased cardiorespiratory fitness by increasing blood pressure, ...

Why do cats generally live longer than dogs? New research suggests that longer lifespans of mammals like cats could be linked to their bigger brains and more complex immune systems. Why do cats ...

Just like humans and other animals, plants need an immune system to defend themselves from disease. An important part of the plant immune system is Effector-Triggered Immunity (ETI), which can sense ...

The circulatory system consists of one heart, five liters of blood, and approximately 96,000 kilometers of blood vessels, responsible for transporting nutrients and waste throughout the body. Water ...

Contributed by Colin R. Parrish; received November 13, 2024; accepted January 6, 2025; reviewed by John E. Johnson and Robert McKenna This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural ...

We have previously shown that healthy roots of Arabidopsis thaliana, grown in natural soils, are colonized by a bacterial consortium with well-defined taxonomic structure. Members of this root ...

Abstract: This study presents an innovative paralleled spring and three-function (vibration isolation, absorption, and active reduction) integrated actuator (TFIA)-based active suspension system. This ...