Learn how to treat a sickle cell disease crisis at home and when you should go to a medical center for more care.

Your blood cells work tirelessly to keep you alive, carrying oxygen throughout your body and fighting off infections. But hidden in your daily meals are foods that can silently compromise these vital ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, April 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new way of using umbilical cord blood — by pooling blood from multiple donors — could make it easier to receive a ...

White blood cells called neutrophils act as factories for C4A, linking peripheral immunity to schizophrenia and synaptic ...

Human bodies make 2 million red blood cells per second. They each live for 120 days and spend that time zooming completely around the body every 20 seconds, carrying oxygen from the lungs to other ...

As blood stem cells age, their lysosomes become overactive and damaged, triggering inflammation and weakening the body’s ...

Researchers have tested a gene-edited stem cell transplant designed to shield healthy blood-forming cells from powerful ...

The American Red Cross says one in three Black donors is a match for a sickle cell disease patient. The ideal donors have ...

Quiz: Which blood tests matter most for aging adults? Most people know they should get blood work done. Fewer know what each ...

A decades-long search to identify a mysterious blood antigen has led researchers to a hidden genetic difference found in a ...

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that human hematopoietic ...