The red cell distribution width (RDW) blood test measures differences in the volume and size of your red blood cells. Red blood cells help carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of your body.

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient ...

It’s driven by red blood cells and not the blood clots traditionally associated with this sort of damage. “We’ve discovered a completely new blood-clotting mechanism that has nothing to do with the ...

Your morning coffee might do more than wake you up – it could weaken donated blood. A large new study shows caffeine lowers red blood cell quality, making transfusions less effective, especially in ...

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 ...