Researchers have identified a previously unknown biological process that causes tissue and organ damage in conditions where ...

New gene therapy improves the life of 18-year-old with Sickle Cell Disease which affects 5,000 New Jersey residents living ...

Red blood cells, which are normally donut-shaped ... "I was starting to get a little bit scared. Like I actually did want to live past 40," he said. For more than a decade, Lubin was in and ...

However, the donation process can have some people hesitant, whether it’s concerns over health, time, or just outright being scared ... blood, or splitting the plasma from the red blood cell ...

A red blood cell count is a blood test that your doctor uses to find out how many red blood cells (RBCs) you have. It’s also known as an erythrocyte count. Your hematocrit is the volume of red ...

The disease, which is the fastest-growing genetic condition in the UK, causes red blood cells to distort and become ... no need to feel shy or squeamish or scared. There is no stigma or shame ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

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 ...

white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. White blood cells are a crucial component of the immune system. They fight off foreign invaders and help with tissue repair. Red blood cells ...

DARPA wants to test whether modifying red blood cells would enhance troop performance. The Red Blood Cell Factory program aims to insert biologically active components in cells. The agency says ...