Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, ...

While research has uncovered many details about how blood cells function within bone marrow, the work of other cells existing in that space remained a relative mystery. Now, researchers from the ...

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...

A change in the volume of red blood cells has been documented in astronauts since the earliest space missions. Thanks to an experiment conducted aboard the International Space Station, a research team ...

Recent research on human evolution suggests that the extinction of our Neanderthal cousins may have been hastened by physiological differences in red blood cells. This finding underscores the ...