The amino acid glutamine plays an unexpected role in erythropoiesis, the differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells into mature red blood cells. Ordinarily, glutamine is broken down by stem cells ...

If your red blood cell count is low, there are things you can do to increase it, like boosting your nutrition, taking supplements, and getting medical treatment for underlying health conditions. Your ...

The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the greater the risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study from Karolinska ...

What Is an MCHC Blood Test? A mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) blood test measures the amount of a protein called hemoglobin in your red blood cells. It’s one of many measurements ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

Abundant and persistent, red blood cells have a lifetime of about four months in the human body and travel to every organ and tissue. They could soon be leveraged to transport more than oxygen and ...

As we enter another new year, healthcare leaders are closely watching trends that are poised to reshape the industry. Leaders from Red Cell Partners — a McLean, Virginia-based investment and ...

It is well known that type 2 diabetes raises the risk of heart attack and stroke and that risk tends to increase over time. A new study from Karolinska Institutet suggests one possible reason may sit ...