The unofficial kickoff to Memorial Day weekend is Friday, the last day of National Safe Boating week, which serves as an important reminder for boaters ahead of the busy summer season.

Prostate cancers are graded for aggressiveness using what’s known as a Gleason score. The scores range from 6 to 10, with 8, ...

If you don't already know your blood type, you're going to want to find out so you can learn more about your risk for heart disease.

“This is the first step towards the use of gene editing therapies to treat a wide variety of rare genetic disorders for which ...

Shrimp is making headlines this week as seafood counters across the U.S. fill up ahead of National Shrimp Day on May 10. The annual celebration ... Read more The post Seafood counters are packed as ...

Red blood cells transport oxygen throughout your body, including to vital organs and tissues. They also help your body get rid of carbon dioxide. Too little or too many red blood cells may be ...

Islets, found in the pancreas, are clusters of insulin-secreting and other cells enmeshed in tiny, specialized blood vessels. The insulin cells are killed by an autoimmune process in type 1 ...

DARPA wants to test whether modifying red blood cells would enhance troop performance. The Red Blood Cell Factory program aims to insert biologically active components in cells. The agency says ...

Red blood cells are complex — there's much more to blood types than A, B and O. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Bats modify their red blood cells to become thicker and more rigid when they hibernate – and if we can figure out how, people might one day be able to copy the process for medical treatments or ...

The mystery surrounding the targeted removal of red blood cells from the human body is at the center of new Griffith University research. Research Fellow Dr. Lennart Kuck from Griffith's School of ...