A brief medical note in the U.S. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published 45 years ago would have profound impacts ...

Daniel Cressy’s groundbreaking gene therapy treatment is opening new possibilities for patients living with the inherited ...

Biohub and UC Berkeley show that the laser phase plate, a revolutionary device with a laser 100 million times brighter than the Sun, dramatically improves images obtained through cryo-electron ...

The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is considered "trauma season," the Red Cross said Getty The Red Cross warned of a crucial need for blood donations ahead of the summer, which is ...

Summer is quickly approaching, and the pleasant weather means more people outdoors and a higher chance for crashes, boat accidents and other injuries. The American Red Cross said there is a greater ...

The origin of blood cells can be traced back approximately 700 million years to when human ancestors were single-celled organisms. When these ancestors evolved into multicellular organisms (animals), ...

Almost all animal species—including humans—have blood cells, but between different species our blood tells different stories. The lineage and components of blood cells vary widely, and this variety is ...

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, ...

As the Boston Red Sox prepared for a Monday face-off with the Kansas City Royals, the struggling offense continued to face scrutiny. Boston's lineup for Game 1 of this series against another team near ...

For the 10th consecutive season, the Detroit Red Wings are watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs from home. Their fate was officially sealed after yet another late-season collapse, in which a ...

Scientists have developed a way to turn the body's own immune cells into cancer-fighting agents—without removing them from the body—by using red blood cells to deliver genetic instructions. Current ...