A giant functional atlas of immune cells in a Chinese cohort reveals crucial differences with European and Japanese data sets ...

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, ...

Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, ...

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...

When someone gives blood, the donation is usually separated into components to use for specific needs. But in some cases, a ...

Doctors in Brazil discover and confirm that a woman has blood with male chromosomes, a rare case of human chimerism.

Cell-based immunotherapies have transformed cancer treatment, yet their widespread use remains constrained by safety risks, ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling ...

Kavita Mehta is pinning her hopes on 2026 for a cure to a major blood disorder, following a breakthrough gene-editing treatment on the NHS. Ms Mehta, 36, from London, suffers from beta thalassaemia, a ...

A blood cancer diagnosis comes with a lot of new information and confusion ranging from blood tests and medical terminology to healthcare provider conversations and treatment considerations. Here’s ...