Contrary to what you likely learned in school, ferrying oxygen isn’t the only function of red blood cells. In a study published today (October 20) in Science Translational Medicine, researchers show ...

Artery Vein Capillary Function Carry blood away from the heart (usually oxygenated blood ... except for the pulmonary vein) Red blood cells are very important for sport and physical activity ...

Require immediate backup! Narrator: Your blood has different cells with different jobs. Some cells do repairs if you get a cut. Red blood cells deliver oxygen and take away rubbish. And your white ...

Discover 10 fascinating animals with blue blood and learn how hemocyanin helps them survive in extreme and low-oxygen habitats.

the soft center where new blood cells grow. It causes your marrow to make too many red blood cells so your blood is too thick. You may be more likely to have clots, a stroke, or a heart attack.

the frequent-donor cells substantially outgrew the others, and were better able to produce red blood cells. This suggests that the DNMT3A mutations are beneficial and might suppress the growth of ...

Researchers injected the stem cells from frequent donors and found they were more effective at producing red blood cells than the stem cells from those who did not donate as frequently.

They grew these cells in two environments: one containing erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production which is increased after each blood donation, and another ...

The adaptation gives better endurance to the Bajau people, known as sea nomads, by increasing spleen size and, in turn, boosting the number of oxygenated red blood cells when diving. “This is a ...

For critically ill patients with anemia—a condition characterized by insufficient healthy red blood cells for oxygen ...