A breakthrough in the understanding of how mammals create red blood cells could lead to opportunities for artificial blood to ...

Your doctor will monitor your red blood cell counts, including hematocrit, hemoglobin, and ferritin levels, during treatment. If your anemia doesn't improve with iron supplements, your doctor will ...

Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model which could make testing potential new ...

Doctors diagnose anemia when a blood test shows hemoglobin levels of less than 13.5 grams per deciliter (g/dL) for men or 12.0 g/dL for women. If you have slightly higher red blood cell counts and ...

Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model that could make testing potential new treatments ...

Scientists have uncovered a new biological mechanism behind tissue and organ damage in low-oxygen conditions like heart attacks, strokes, and severe COVID-19. Bursting red blood cells—not ...

The American Red Cross has announced a blood shortage, stating the national inventory has “plummeted more than 25% in July.” On August 5, ...

They also discovered lung stem cells in mice that made all the constituents of blood, including red blood cells, megakaryocytes and several types of immune cells. Looney’s group wanted to prove this ...

Hgb is what makes red blood cells look red. Abnormally high or low Hgb can cause symptoms like exhaustion , dizziness, or shortness of breath. Your doctor may suggest an Hgb test if you’re ...

Unlike blood from humans, however, the artificial variety being tested in Japan does not need to match a certain blood type for transfusions. Like “universal donor” Type O- blood, the ...

A.S. Smith et al., “Myosin IIA interacts with the spectrin-actin membrane skeleton to control red blood cell membrane curvature and deformability,” PNAS, 115:E4377–85, 2018. Healthy red blood cells ...

Background —A suboptimal haematological status has often been recorded in athletes involved in intensive physical activity. There have even been reports of “sports anaemia” associated with intensive ...