Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red blood cells in ways that make them less flexible and more prone to breakdown, ...

Students at Erie High School partnered with the American Red Cross to raise awareness about sickle cell disease. With the help of the American Red Cross, the Erie High Red Cross Club organized and ...

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.

HealthDay News — Ultra-endurance running accelerates red blood cell (RBC) aging through inflammatory and oxidative pathways, according to a study published online Feb. 18 in Blood Red Cells & Iron.

Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent study has demonstrated that a genetic variant named rs112233623-T ...

Our immune system relies on T cells to fight infections. But T cells don't just show up and react—first, they train, get a game plan, and coordinate their defenses in lymphoid organs. Researchers have ...

Scientists from the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune have identified a previously unknown species of bacterium ...

Stanford researchers have combined two microscopy techniques to create a one-of-a-kind instrument that can show cell ...

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Explore the critical challenges faced by aplastic anaemia patients in India due to a lack of stem cell donors.

Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes than people living closer to sea level. But the mechanism of this protection ...