Your blood cells work tirelessly to keep you alive, carrying oxygen throughout your body and fighting off infections. But hidden in your daily meals are foods that can silently compromise these vital ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown metabolic weakness in ...

Contrary to long-standing views based on mouse studies, bone marrow-derived cells infiltrate the aging human brain, paving ...

Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or "scavenger cells," to a ...

A new study reveals peripheral blood cells enter the aging human brain and convert into microglia, unlocking new Alzheimer's ...

A massive analysis of immune cells in human tissue is yielding clues to the root causes of lung and autoimmune diseases.

Platelets are small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding. It’s possible to develop low or high platelet counts related to a number of health conditions. Platelets are one of the main ...

Researchers used CRISPR to remove the CD33 protein from donor stem cells, protecting healthy blood cells from therapies that target leukemia. In a 30-patient trial, the edited cells rebuilt blood ...

Plastic blood storage bags could be shedding microplastics into stored blood, and those particles may worsen the damage that ...

"Red blood cells are vital for oxygen transport and white blood cells are our immune defence, while platelets cause clotting to stop us bleeding," he said. Understanding how these cells develop and ...