Unit C: Investigating Matter and Energy in Living Systems

Astronauts can experience bone loss in space. To understand why, you need to know a bit about how bones are formed and maintained in your body.

Using stethoscopes, doctors can use sound waves to detect various health issues. Learn how this device has evolved since it was invented in 1816!

Get active in this activity and explore the impact of exercise on your heart rate. Ready, set, GO!

Snake venom can be dangerous for your circulatory system, nervous system or muscular system. But it can also be very useful in medicine.

You can make your own terrarium for growing plants!

Green walls use plant processes to improve air quality in buildings.

Everything and everyone ages. But scientists have made discoveries about our cells and circulatory and immune systems that could potentially one day be used to increase human lifespans.

When the cells of Henrietta Lacks were collected by medical researchers after her death in 1951, it changed the future of medicine.

Panic attacks are scary and they upset your body’s chemical equilibrium. Learn what happens to acids & bases in your circulatory system during a panic attack.

This backgrounder explains the different ways that cells repair damage to DNA.

Researchers have found that consuming foods rich in flavanols is linked to more efficient blood flow, which can improve brain function.

When a person has cancer, CAR-T Therapy uses their own cells to destroy the cancer cells in their body.

5 images of some work that a dietitian might do such as educating patients about how food affects their health

Microbes are everywhere, even in your digestive tract. Some of these microbes are helpful, and some aren’t.

Heavy metal is a term for some toxic chemical elements. They can cause problems like bioaccumulation, but are useful in nuclear medicine and medical imaging.