Chronic hypoxia improves glucose tolerance in mice through insulin-independent mechanisms, with red blood cells acting as a major systemic glucose sink. Increased erythrocyte production and altered ...

Divya Beri is a postdoctoral researcher at the New York Blood Center. She studies how hosts resist parasite infections, aiming to identify new drug targets.

Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red ...

Scientists have developed a new imaging technique that uses a novel contrast mechanism in bioimaging to merge the strengths ...

As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity ...

Researchers at TU Wien in Vienna have created a QR code so small it can only be read with an electron microscope. The code measures roughly 1.98 square micrometers, with individual pixels about 49 ...

Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a recent study. Although the duration and long-term implications of the ...

When food is scarce, stress hormones direct the immune system to operate in “low power” mode to preserve immune function ...

The American Red Cross has declared a severe national blood shortage, warning that the nation’s blood supply has dropped by approximately 35% over the past month, prompting an urgent appeal for donors ...

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the groundbreaking work of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the Dutch scientist who is often credited as the father of microbiology. Despite having no ...

BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Department of Health (DOH) says the state has declared a "Code Red" as two of the three regional blood banks serving the state face a severe blood shortage. DOH says ...