Scientists have discovered that the internal shape of tiny drug-delivery particles—called lipid nanoparticles—has a big ...

Our knowledge of the effects of space and low gravity on blood cells, clotting, and anemia continues to expand, but further ...

Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment by mobilizing the immune system to attack tumor cells. Major advances, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors (notably against the PD-1 protein), have ...

A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver ...

The accumulation of lipid-rich plaques on arterial walls eventually leads to the rupture or erosion of vulnerable lesions, triggering excessive blood ... platelet plug formation. Figure 1. Summary of ...

The majority of these infants receive transfusions of packed red blood cells, usually based on haemoglobin values below a certain threshold. The haemoglobin or haematocrit thresholds used to guide ...

American Red Cross volunteer Dan Schillinger explains, “The need for blood goes up because people are out and about more, there are accidents, household accidents, car accidents, whatever, where ...

The American Red Cross has declared a national blood shortage in the wake of a record catastrophic year for weather and climate disasters across the country. The shortage, according to the ...

As the stem cell matures, several distinct cells evolve. These include the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Immature blood cells are also called blasts. Some blasts stay in the ...

In a world where health crises can strike at any moment, the importance of blood, plasma, and platelet donations has never been more ... According to the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, every donation ...

Blood tests have long been an important tool for giving doctors a picture of a patient’s health, from cholesterol levels to diabetes risk. Now new genetic science, AI analysis and other advances ...