Rita, 18, was born with sickle cell disease, a condition that means she relies on blood donations.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that the hormone FGF23 reduces the production of red blood cells and may ...

Conference MDAngle offers personal perspectives from conference attendees, showcasing their anticipation, quick takeaways, and insights into how the presented research will affect their patients. The ...

Nadia D. Ali, MD, is eager to attend the upcoming 2024 ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, particularly for sessions on nonmalignant hematology, focusing on red blood cells, erythropoiesis, and ...

TERRIBLE. NEBRASKA ADVOCATES URGE PEOPLE TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES TO SUPPORT SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH. THE RED BLOOD CELL DISORDER AFFECTS 8 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. PATIENTS REQUIRE REGULAR BLOOD ...

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 after shedding the vital structures they need to ...

The American Red Cross of Eastern Iowa and the African American Museum of Iowa will host a Juneteenth blood drive on Friday, ...

A single one-time gene therapy could free patients with α-thalassemia, a rare and debilitating blood disorder, from the burden of lifelong transfusions. A single one-time gene therapy could free ...

To comprehensively evaluate objective measures of hemolysis alongside other clinically relevant outcomes in sickle cell disease, the double-blind period of RISE UP included two primary endpoints – ...

Every second of every day, the human body replaces roughly two million red blood cells that have reached the end of their ...

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 after shedding the vital structures they need to ...