Doctors and specialists at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, are studying and reprogramming ...

Scientists have developed a way of assessing the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape. This ...

Domestic researchers have revealed the link between the progression of arteriosclerosis and heart attack caused by chronic ...

One of the most common blood tests in the world, CBC tests are run billions of times each year, can be imprecise. Experts are ...

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 ...

Giving more blood to anemic patients after a heart attack may save lives, according to a Rutgers Health–led study. The study, ...

A once-groundbreaking sickle cell disease drug — at the center of a $5.4 billion acquisition two years ago — is the subject ...

Middlemen get a bad rap for adding cost and complications to an operation. So, eliminating the go-betweens can reduce expense ...

The formation of blood vessels is a complex process involving the interplay of proteins and mechanic forces. In two studies, ...

Trials in Europe are determining the feasibility of reintroducing whole blood to emergency services after decades of using ...