CHEST’s new practice guidelines on transfusions in critically ill adults promote a more restrictive approach to RBC, FFP, and platelet transfusions.

A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver ...

Nearly 41 per cent of urban adolescents in government schools across north India suffer from folate or vitamin B9 deficiency, ...

You might also experience noticeable symptoms of red-blood-cell-related conditions. Learn more about these important blood cells, including their functions in the body, the health conditions ...

It can be hard to think clearly after a bad night’s sleep. And, although nothing will replace a high-quality snooze, new research suggests taking a particular supplement may help you release ...

The savings would come from shared services, functions and information technology in the first year, and distribution and product support in the second year. RBC may take a restructuring charge ...

The lab studies how the dynamic F-actin scaffolding creates particular cell shapes and how this contributes to normal cell function or dysfunction. The research is focused on red blood cells, the ...

To carry out these functions, blood contains a multitude of components, including red blood cells that transport oxygen, nutrients and hormones; white blood cells that remove waste products and ...

This causes the red blood cells to function unusually and live for a shorter period, leading to fewer healthy red blood cells in the bloodstream. People with moderate and severe thalassemia often ...

In 2014, Villeda found that blood plasma, consisting of blood minus red blood cells, from young mice restored brain function in old animals. His team then found that young plasma contained much more ...

This includes red blood cells. Studies have found that while manufactured cells function like normal cells, they are more likely to survive longer in the body than cells from a donor. Researchers ...

All other animals with backbones have red blood. This color is due to the iron containing protein hemoglobin. Hemoglobin performs the vital function of ferrying oxygen through the bloodstream from ...