New research explores the cellular fight for iron during COVID-19 infection, unraveling the body's defense mechanisms and the ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

Our immune systems rely on iron to function, but so do invading viruses and bacteria. New research from Binghamton University ...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed the ruling after an appeal, reversing an initial decision that found no fault ...

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, the Pentagon's top research arm, wants to find out if red blood cells could be modified in novel ways to protect troops and help them manage extreme ...

Here’s how it works. When modern humans journeyed out of Africa, a rapid evolution in their red blood cells may have helped them survive — but it may have also led to the eventual ...

Red blood cells provide your body with oxygen from the lungs. Chemo-induced anemia can occur when chemotherapy harms red blood cells and lowers red blood cell counts. The main symptoms of anemia ...

Plasma is the liquid part of your blood. It’s made of water, proteins, clotting factors, hormones, and other substances. Floating in the plasma are many red blood cells (RBCs). These cells contain ...

Red blood cells (RBC) can be present in urine even when they are not visible to a person. Also known as hematuria, RBC in urine can indicate an infection, kidney disease, and other health conditions.

either being present or absent on the surface of your red blood cells. (Antigens tell your immune system whether or not something is harmful.) For example, if you have both antigens, you have type ...