A Northwestern Medicine-led study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has uncovered why older individuals with ...

Co-corresponding authors Jian Xu,PhD, (left) and Min Ni, PhD, (right) and co-first authors Junhua Lyu, PhD, (center left) and Yuannyu Zhang, PhD, (center right) identified and characterized a ...

The amino acid glutamine plays an unexpected role in erythropoiesis, the differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells into mature red blood cells. Ordinarily, glutamine is broken down by stem cells ...

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 - ...

The production of red blood cells from stem cells has emerged as a transformative approach to address chronic blood shortages and meet the increasing demand for transfusion therapies. By harnessing ...

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 ...

Abundant and persistent, red blood cells have a lifetime of about four months in the human body and travel to every organ and tissue. They could soon be leveraged to transport more than oxygen and ...

A new, fast and easy test could revolutionize blood transfusions, giving blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to ...

RBC immunization is linked to reduced survival in transfusion dependent patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, independent ...

People living with type 2 diabetes observe an increase over time in the risk of suffering from heart disease. Why does this ...

Investigators from the Center for Advanced Gerotherapeutics at Cedars-Sinai found that aged blood vessel cells play a key role in the development of metabolic disorders, including diabetes. The ...

Red blood cells transport oxygen throughout your body, including to vital organs and tissues. They also help your body get rid of carbon dioxide. Too little or too many red blood cells may be ...