Red blood cells are the most abundant cells in the body. It has long been known that when red blood cells break down or anemia occurs due to bleeding, the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) increases, ...

Hemoglobin serves as the essential protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body. When levels fall below normal ranges (typically below ...

Your blood carries oxygen to all of the cells in your body. When there are problems with red blood cells, you can feel weak and tired and may have to take medicines or receive blood transfusions to ...

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...

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, ...

Red blood cells are complex — there's much more to blood types than A, B and O. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Many people know ...

The production of red blood cells from stem cells has emerged as a transformative approach to address chronic blood shortages and meet the increasing demand for transfusion therapies. By harnessing ...

Elizabeth Iffrig is in the Department of Pediatrics and the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA ...