A red blood cell (RBC) count measures the number of red blood cells in a sample of blood. It is part of a battery of tests called a complete blood count (CBC) that measures the different types and ...

Your morning coffee might do more than wake you up – it could weaken donated blood. A large new study shows caffeine lowers ...

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, ...

Unlike every other kind of cell in your body, healthy, mature red blood cells have no nucleus. The nucleus is ejected from ...

A liberal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion strategy is suggested for hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) when the hemoglobin concentration is less than 10 g/dL.

Genetic studies can identify people with rare blood groups and help scientists understand their unique antigens to find ...

Blood doping boosts athletic performance by increasing the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream. Blood doping is commonly associated with endurance sports such as cycling, distance running, ...

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is asking the community to donate blood throughout September in honor of Sickle Cell ...

A transformative new method for freezing human red blood cells has been developed by researchers from the Universities of ...