SO THERE ARE MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ESTIMATED TO HAVE SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN THE U.S., THE RED CROSS SAYS FOSTERING A DIVERSE BLOOD SUPPLY IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORTING THOSE PATIENTS.

Sickle cell patients can require blood transfusions throughout their lives.The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately three units.A single-car accident victim can require as many as ...

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

Sickle cell is a genetic blood disorder that mostly affects African Americans. Treatment includes regular blood transfusions. The event was organized by the American Red Cross with help from the ...

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 ...

Federally funded Johns Hopkins team finds the virus ‘reprograms’ neutrophils to impair production of immune cells critical ...

May 16, 2025 — Researchers have developed a method to confidently produce blood cell precursors from stem cells in mice, by activating a set of seven key genes in the laboratory. The team takes ...

It uses CRISPR/Cas9 to make a patient’s haematopoietic stem cells produce high levels of foetal haemoglobin (HbF) in red blood cells, by introducing a gene known as BCL11A which down-regulates ...

Haematopoietic stem cells are progenitor cells that have the ability to both generate all types of blood cells, including those of the myeloid and lymphoid lineages, and to replace themselves.

Steroid-refractory acute GvHD is a serious and life-threatening condition that can occur as a complication of donor haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), used to treat blood cancers and ...