Scientists are making new discoveries every day, but many of them fall under the radar. Some of these findings are ...

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at MUSC have joined forces to create and test an ...

For the first time in his life, a young New Jersey man is pain-free thanks to a new gene treatment working to cure patients ...

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel extracorporeal blood purification technology that captures and ...

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive blood disorder that can lead to anaemia. It is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin gene, which leads to deformation of red blood cells.

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed ...

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed against Salmonella. Researchers have discovered that these bacteria ...

Under low oxygen conditions, red blood cells change from their normal round shape to a sickle shape, leading to blockages in blood vessels and causing severe pain known as a pain crisis.

Researchers determined about a decade ago that certain normal parts of the gut microbiome, so-called commensal bacteria, are related to the proliferation of a T cell in the gut that promotes ...