Every day, hospitals throughout the U.S. transfuse blood or blood components, such as platelets, to save the lives of people who are in car crashes, and victims of fires and other emergencies.

Genetic testing should be used to help doctors spot high-risk cases of myeloma and enable targeted treatments, say ...

The immune systems of cancer patients are highly disrupted, with those who have a higher number of immune cells in their blood having a better survival rate, finds a new study that uses a pioneering ...

Red blood cells (RBC) can be present in urine even when they are not visible to a person. Also known as hematuria, RBC in urine can indicate an infection, kidney disease, and other health conditions.

It feels like the Splinter Cell remake has been on its way for a while now, which isn't helped by the fact it's been over three years since we heard anything official about the game. From what we ...

The second CAR-T cell therapy, Qartemi, has been approved by India's drug regulator. Qartemi is a "living drug" for blood cancer patients. Listen to Story Qartemi is India's second CAR-T cell therapy ...

Later, they also took blood samples from the mice to understand how the microplastics had interacted with cells in the bloodstream. And they conducted behavioral experiments to test whether the ...

Here’s how it works. When modern humans journeyed out of Africa, a rapid evolution in their red blood cells may have helped them survive — but it may have also led to the eventual ...

Red 3—also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127—has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You've likely encountered Red 3 before. It's a ...

The tiny plastic particles are gobbled up by immune cells, travel through the bloodstream and eventually become lodged in blood vessels in the brain. It’s not clear whether such obstructions ...