Laboratory-grown red blood cells have been transfused into a person in a world-first clinical trial. A couple of spoonfuls ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry ...

Inside the American Red Cross’s BioMedical Laboratory, lab technicians are working around the clock every day.

Stem cells are precursors of a variety of different cells: They can turn into anything from blood to bone to muscle. Human blood stem cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the forerunners of ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry oxygen to tissues, even ...

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...

University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects of very early human development - including the ...

The team observed the emergence of the three-dimensional embryo-like structures under a microscope in the lab. These started producing blood (seen here in red) after around two weeks of development - ...

You’ve just finished a clinic visit with your primary care provider, and you’ve been sent to the lab for a blood test. What happens next?

A revolutionary synthetic blood is nearing human trials. This freeze-dried product can be stored for years at room ...