Here are five tests worth asking your doctor about at your next visit. The complete blood count, or CBC, measures red blood ...

A recent study delves into the science, but doctors say there’s more to it.

Millions of people donate blood each year, saving countless lives. After a donation, plasma and white blood cells are separated from red blood cells, which are the most commonly transfused blood ...

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 ...

As blood banks across the U.S. report dangerously low supplies of O-negative blood (red blood cells), anesthesiologists are calling for increased donation and changes in how hospitals use this ...

Cristina Pina receives funding from Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group via the Little Princess Trust and the National Centre for the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of Animals in Research.

Dr Sandip Shah said aplastic anemia can affect anyone, but is more common in younger adults. Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath and bleeding.

After a long trail race, some of your red blood cells may not bend the way they should. That matters because red blood cells have a tight job description.

Editor’s note: Every year, hundreds of undergraduates at the University of Delaware pursue research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, especially during the summer months. Such experiences ...

Your blood cells work tirelessly to keep you alive, carrying oxygen throughout your body and fighting off infections. But hidden in your daily meals are foods that can silently compromise these vital ...