Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that one of the body's most fundamental biological processes—how red blood ...

A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver of microvascular obstruction in COVID-19, bypassing the expected role of ...

New research finds that birds can use lactate, often thought of as a metabolic waste product, as a cellular fuel that aids in ...

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 ...

Scientists captured malaria's invasion structure in atomic detail, revealing how it actively reshapes red blood cell ...

In a 2023 paper on hypoxia and glucose metabolism, our lab showed how organisms rewire their metabolism to adapt to low oxygen levels-such as those found at high altitudes. One of the most striking ...

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 ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy caused by a mutation in the gene encoding β-globin that results in hemoglobin S polymerization, red blood cell (RBC) sickling and hemolytic ...

MCV is a measurement of red blood cells. Scientists have established the link between MCV and alcohol use, as large quantities of alcohol can enlarge the red blood cells. Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ...

The immune system consists of inflammatory and regulatory T cells (Tregs) that promote or dampen immune activity, respectively. These cells react to specific antigens that specialized cells like ...