Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, ...

In October of 2022, Peter Emigh, who’d recently transitioned out of his role leading geriatric care for an in-home services provider, had dinner with some folks at venture capital firm Red Cell ...

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...

Human bodies make 2 million red blood cells per second. They each live for 120 days and spend that time zooming completely around the body every 20 seconds, carrying oxygen from the lungs to other ...

Researchers at Tsinghua University have created a rapid, label-free method using polarized light detection to identify and ...

You say you want a revolution, well Agios Pharmaceuticals has one. The biopharma company focused on developing cellular metabolism pioneering therapies for rare diseases announced the establishment of ...

Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature—for instance, birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, fingerprints ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Concentration of hypochromic red cells may serve as a prognostic biomarker for patients with systemic sclerosis.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of genetic conditions that affect the red blood cells (RBCs) by altering their shape. The abnormally shaped cells are unable to perform the function of ...

SCIENTISTS have developed a way of assessing the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape. This test could improve specialist transplant and transfusion practice as well ...