Scientists have unveiled a new tool for studying the highly variable traits that allow malaria parasites to stick to red ...

The American Red Cross hosted a blood drive donation on Thursday in honor of Emmi Bradley — as donations drop around the holidays.

The red cell distribution width (RDW) blood test measures how equal your red blood cells are in size. One of several tests included in a complete blood count (CBC), RDW is measured as a percentage.

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Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue inside large bones like the hip and thigh bones. It develops the body's red blood cells that carry oxygen, white blood cells that fight infections, and platelets ...

Platelets (also called thrombocytes) are small blood cell fragments made by your bone marrow. They help form blood clots to stop you from bleeding when you've been injured. Platelets are small ...

The initiative is one that Shelley Liebenberg is especially grateful for, in her personal mission to help children, by make blood tests less scary. "I've always wanted to work with kids, so it's ...

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More than 400 years after her death, the truth about "the Blood Countess," a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of all time, remains elusive.

Biehl uses red wine to look like blood — but any type of wine can be used. "And, yes, this is fun, but I wanted to take it to the next level" by adding a fog effect, she said. Biehl uses dry ice ...

Over a million people worldwide are diagnosed with blood cancer each year, including cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma, which can stop a person's immune system working properly. Stem cell ...