After spending years tracing the origin and migration pattern of an unusual type of immune cell in mice, researchers have ...

Immune system scientists and computational biologists are developing a new tool to investigate how the body fights disease.

University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed a powerful new investigative tool to reveal how proteins work inside ...

Researchers have revealed critical insights into how impaired mitochondrial dynamics and quality control mechanisms in skeletal muscle influence insulin sensitivity in patients with Type 2 Diabetes, ...

We have known for years that the gut microbiome can alter brain function, but now research in mice is suggesting that the ...

“To be a stem cell donor gives a patient with a blood disease like leukemia or other kinds of blood cancers a chance at curing their disease, a chance at life,” says Warren B ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. A.S. Smith et al., “Myosin IIA interacts with the spectrin-actin membrane skeleton to control red blood cell membrane curvature and deformability ...

Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein found in the red blood cells. These are responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. Low levels of hemoglobin may be a sign of anemia. This occurs when a ...

If you have diabetes or high blood sugar, you probably know some of the things that cause your glucose (another name for blood sugar) to go up. Like a meal with too many carbohydrates, or not ...

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Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that mostly impacts Black and Hispanic Americans. It makes a patient’s blood cells change from the typical doughnut shape into the shape of a ...

When the Sydney Swans run out at Gather Round the team will be sporting an all-white playing kit, after donating the red from their guernseys to highlight the need for blood donations. With demand ...