A new breakthrough study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities could explain why patients with the same genetic sickle cell mutation experience different levels of pain, organ ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs around the body. They then carry carbon dioxide from around the body back to the lungs. These cells are an important component of blood. However, a range of ...

The study will compare NHS and social data to track long term impact of childhood blood disorders.

The term “rare blood disorders” describes less common conditions that affect blood cells’ ability to function correctly. Myeloproliferative disorders and lymphoproliferative disorders are two types of ...

Combining lasers with a principle discovered by Alexander Graham Bell over 100 years ago, researchers have developed a new way to collect high-resolution information about the shape of red blood cells ...

Blood stem cells develop through different stages to become fully mature red blood cells. This fundamental biologic process is defined by a series of complex metabolic processes, which are often ...

Experts warn that relying solely on HbA1c for diagnosing type-2 diabetes in India may lead to misleading results.

The amino acid glutamine plays an unexpected role in erythropoiesis, the differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells into mature red blood cells. Ordinarily, glutamine is broken down by stem cells ...

Cristina Pina receives funding from Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group via the Little Princess Trust and the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research.

BillionToOne Expands Its Leadership in Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN) and Extends Fetal Antigen Testing to Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) ...

James Griffin, diagnosed with sickle cell at age two, shares how blood donations enabled his transformation from frequent hospital patient to medical professional and advocate.