Red blood cells transport oxygen throughout your body, including to vital organs and tissues. They also help your body get rid of carbon dioxide. Too little or too many red blood cells may be ...

Healthy red blood cells are puffy with a dimpled middle. “It’s just a really cool shape,” says Velia Fowler, a cell biologist at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. For decades, researchers ...

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a blood test used to measure the average amount of hemoglobin in your red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissues ...

Hemolytic anemia occurs when red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be replaced. The loss of red blood cells means that fewer are available to carry oxygen and nutrients to tissues or ...

Listen to Story Stem cell transplants have emerged as a vital treatment option, and often the only cure, for many patients battling blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Stem cells ...

It has been well documented that shear forces effective above a certain magnitude under flow conditions causes damage in blood cells. This damage ranges from slight morphological alteration to the ...

During National Volunteer Month in April, the American Red Cross asks donors to help keep the blood supply stable by making an appointment to give blood or platelets now. Type O blood and ...

They may also have lower numbers of other white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Doctors must order additional tests, including looking at blood cells under a microscope, to diagnose ...

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An estimate of the concentration of hemoglobin in grams per 100 ml of packed red blood cells, normal adult value is between 32 and 36% This parameter is calculated from the ratio of hemoglobin to ...