Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a measure of the average amount of hemoglobin in ...

Each type of blood cancer has a unique impact on RBC count. The three main types of blood cancer are: Your doctor will discuss any abnormal results with you. Depending on the results, they may ...

Spherocytosis is a condition that causes the body to produce abnormal RBCs that are rounder and more spherical than the healthy disc shape of a normal RBC. This makes the blood cells more fragile ...

Mar. 23 -- TUESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Older men who have too few or too many red blood cells have a higher risk of dying after surgery than those who have the right amount, suggests new ...

Acanthocytes are abnormal red blood cells with spikes of different lengths and widths unevenly positioned on the cell surface. The name comes from the Greek words “acantha” (which means ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older patients whose red blood cell counts are even slightly out of the normal range are at higher risk of death and heart problems after major surgery, U.S. researchers said ...

This abnormal retention of mitochondria can trigger the cascade of inappropriate and harmful immune activity that is characteristic of the disease. "Our findings support that red blood cells can ...

“In theory, fixing the RBC mitochondria pipeline would stop the type I interferon flood and therefore reduce SLE disease activity in patients carrying these abnormal RBCs.” According to the ...