The letters A, B and O represent various forms of the ABO gene, which program our blood cells differently to form the different blood groups. If you have type AB blood, for example, your body is ...

Hematopoietic cells have the ability to turn into any of the three specialized types of blood cells: white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. White blood cells are a crucial component of ...

Monocytes are a type of white blood cell that helps fight infections in your body. A high monocyte level may indicate inflammation, infection, blood disorders, and other health issues. Along with ...

Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a blood test capable of detecting cancers, the ways cancer resists treatments ...

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, Gustave Roussy and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), have discovered that expansion of mutant blood cells, a phenomenon linked to aging, ...