A study published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics by a research team from Université Laval and Héma-Québec suggests ...

Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) are immature red blood cells that cannot perform their functions. They can indicate a person might have leukemia or another blood disorder, such as anemia.

Red blood cells, or erythrocytes (RBC), are critical to our health. The typical range for women is between 3.6 and 5.2 ...

Rubius Therapeutics makes its cell therapies from red blood cells, which could bring advantages compared to immune cells. Rubius’s pursuit of red blood cell-based cell therapies has had some ...

Molecules of sickle-cell hemoglobin stick to one another, forming rigid rods. These rods cause a person's red blood cells to take on a deformed, sickle-like shape, thus giving the disease its name.

Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) blood test measures the amount of red blood cell variation in volume and size. However, RDW is not used as an isolated parameter when interpreting a ...

A red cell distribution width (RDW) test is a type of blood test that indicates variations in the size of a person’s red blood cells. It can confirm an anemia diagnosis and help determine its cause.