Emily Haley had a small, red bump on her forehead that she first thought was a stubborn pimple. It was actually basal cell ...

Emily Haley inherited her father's fair complexion, and always wore SPF. She knew skin cancer was a risk but when a spot ...

The liver is the primary source of red blood cells during the second trimester, and the bone marrow is the primary source of red blood cells during the last trimester.

The aging liver undergoes dramatic changes in its functional organization and other key attributes, which may underpin its increasing susceptibility to disease, according to a study led by ...

A Carnegie Mellon University-led team is receiving $5.4 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technologies for transporting drug molecules in red blood cells.

A breakthrough in the understanding of how mammals create red blood cells could lead to opportunities for artificial blood to ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg and ETH Zürich have created the first ...

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 ...

Step aside A, B, and O—there’s a new player in town. Scientists in France have just reported the discovery of a novel, rare blood type, only recorded in a single person to date. The French ...

The Erythroblasts are training hard to become full-fledged Red Blood Cells under the supervision of their teacher, Macrophage. But Erythroblast is directionally-challenged, and she’s always ...