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 ...
Combining lasers with a principle discovered by Alexander Graham Bell over 100 years ago, researchers have developed a new way to collect high-resolution information about the shape of red blood cells ...
Noncancerous blood disorders are conditions that affect blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood disorders may cause symptoms and complications, but most are ...
A child who feels tired often, has repeated hospital visits, or unexplained pain may point to conditions like Sickle Cell ...
A new breakthrough study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities could explain why patients with the same genetic sickle cell mutation experience different levels of pain, organ ...
A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham and Yale School of Public Health reveals that red blood cell ...
Detroit — The Detroit Medical Center has begun treating patients with the first gene therapy for beta-thalassemia, a rare blood disorder that causes anemia and often requires regular blood ...