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

Approximately 40% of critically ill individuals receive at least one unit of packed red blood cells in the intensive care unit, with a mean of five units per patient—half of human blood volume 1.

Rubius Therapeutics is biologically engineering red blood cells ... clinical benefit to cancer patients.” Rubius Therapeutics uses precursors of O negative blood cells from healthy donors ...

A 24-hour-a-day emergency blood transfusion service described as a "lifeline" for patients has opened. James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough will provide red blood cell exchanges to patients in ...

Contrary to what you likely learned in school, ferrying oxygen isn’t the only function of red blood cells. In a study published today (October 20) in Science Translational Medicine, researchers show ...