Without treatment, Max Uribe faces a high risk of developing life-threatening blood cancers. His father, Juan Uribe, turned ...

After a long trail race, some of your red blood cells may not bend the way they should. That matters because red blood cells have a tight job description.

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Feb. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Ultra-marathon runners must be incredibly fit to endure races that can extend more than 100 miles, but their bodies pay ...

Learn more about the impact ultramarathon running has on red blood cells and how it may do more harm than good for the body.

Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes ...

After an allogeneic stem cell transplant, a recipient’s body faces a daunting task: rebuilding the person’s blood-forming and immune systems from the ground up from a relatively small number of “seed” ...

Your bone marrow is supposed to be your body’s reliable blood cell factory, churning out healthy red cells, white cells, and platelets like clockwork. But sometimes this vital production system goes ...

On the average, humans – and pigs, and deer, and birds – who live at high altitudes have better blood glucose control than ...

Can fragments of tumor DNA in the blood predict whether chemotherapy will be effective? Researchers at the Princess Máxima ...

Today, Kwincy Lassiter is a 25-year-old student enjoying a second chance at life. However, the first 16 years of his sickle cell journey looked much different.