A new UCSF study shows that the human lungs have just as many blood-producing stem cells as bone marrow. These stem cells are ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion ...

Sickle Cell Disease is a complex and debilitating genetic blood disorder that primarily affects people of African, ...

Each type can also be either Rh-positive (+) or Rh-negative (-), depending on whether they carry the Rh factor protein. Knowing your blood type is critical in emergencies, as receiving the wrong blood ...

An experimental medicine from Protagonist Therapeutics stabilized red blood cells and improved symptoms in patients with a ...

By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of ...

Fanconi Anaemia is caused by mutations in genes responsible for DNA repair. It is an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning ...

Known as the 'man with the golden arm', James Harrison's blood contained a rare antibody that saved millions of lives.

"Anemia eyes," or "anemic retinopathy," is a term that describes the vision changes caused by damage from anemia (a lack of ...

James Harrison, a prolific Australian blood donor famed for having saved the lives of more than two million babies, has died ...

Protagonist Therapeutics notches a milestone in its pact with Takeda for rusfertide. New data show that many patients with a ...