CD163 might not be the most exciting name in the world, but behind it lies one of the body's most important defense receptors ...

Anemia is when you have low levels of red blood cells. When this happens, your organs and tissues have a harder time getting oxygen. You may feel fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath.

Did you know that donating blood can do more than just save a life? Here's what your blood can tell you about your health.

Men who had given blood more than 100 times in their life were more likely to have blood cells carrying certain beneficial mutations, suggesting that donating blood promotes the growth of these cells ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

When someone inherits two mutant copies of the hemoglobin gene, the abnormal form of the hemoglobin protein causes the red blood cells to lose oxygen and warp into a sickle shape during periods of ...

Rubius Therapeutics is biologically engineering red blood cells to provide a new class of off-the-shelf cellular therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Three of its product candidates ...