Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs around the body. They then carry carbon dioxide from around the body back to the lungs. These cells are an important component of blood. However, a ...

3d rendering red blood cells in vein. getty. Efforts to develop lab-grown blood cells for blood transfusions may soon materialize. Since 2021, the National Health Service (NHS) in the United ...

A person's blood type is determined by "the presence or absence of certain antigens – substances that can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body," according to American Red ...

Nursery of the blood: How stem cells calm the body's immune response. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250321121314.htm ...

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 ...

Nicola Twilley reports on ErythroMer and the N.H.S-funded RESTORE trial, which use a synthetic nanoparticle and lab-grown cells, respectively, to replicate some of the qualities of blood.

Damage to the vascular lining leads to interactions with red blood cells that hint at how to treat dangerous complications of heart attack, stroke and COVID-19.