A disease called babesiosis involves parasites that first appear in rodents, and it's becoming more prevalent in Maryland.

African clawed frog tadpole. Image by Davefoc ... nerves, and blood vessels. Scientists have discovered that after limb amputation, axolotls form a blastema, a mass of dedifferentiated cells that can ...

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 ...

Healthy fresh red blood cells have a distinctive biconcave – or dumbbell – shape for efficient oxygen release. During refrigerated storage, red cells become energetically stressed and more ...

Bats modify their red blood cells to become thicker and more rigid when they hibernate – and if we can figure out how, people might one day be able to copy the process for medical treatments or ...

When a cell dies by accident, it’s called necrosis. There are several necrosis types, none of them pretty: In the case of gangrene, when cells are starved for blood, cells rot away. In other ...

The mystery surrounding the targeted removal of red blood cells from the human body is at the center of new Griffith University research. Research Fellow Dr. Lennart Kuck from Griffith's School of ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs around the body. They then carry carbon dioxide from around the body back to the lungs. These cells are an important component of blood. However ...

A high red blood cell count can occur for many reasons, including excessive cell production, changes in blood volume, or underlying medical conditions. Sometimes, the cause is unknown ...

Researchers have found that red blood cells have an innate ability to trigger a pathway that protects the heart from injury during periods of low oxygen, such as during a heart attack. The effect ...