Men who had given blood more than 100 times in their life were more likely to have blood cells carrying certain beneficial ...

New research has discovered that donating blood could actually improve blood health drastically, thanks to how your body ...

Donating blood is one of the most important and life-saving things everyday people can do. Yet, while it’s often seen as ...

The red blood cells burst, releasing the parasite throughout the body. In 1949, British geneticist Anthony Allison found that the frequency of sickle cell carriers in tropical Africa was higher in ...

In the February 27 issue, Professor Born rightly drew attention to the need to minimise waste in laboratories and cited as a specific example the destruction of scintillation vials after being ...

Hemolytic anemia occurs when red blood cells are broken up in the bloodstream or in the spleen. It may be due to mechanical problems (leaky heart valves or aneurysms), infections, autoimmune ...

Contrary to what you likely learned in school, ferrying oxygen isn’t the only function of red blood cells. In a study published today (October 20) in Science Translational Medicine, researchers show ...

Red blood cells placed in a solution with a higher water concentration compared to their contents (eg pure water) will gain water by osmosis, swell up and burst. Water will diffuse from a higher ...