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Plasma is the liquid part of your blood. It’s made of water, proteins, clotting factors, hormones, and other substances. Floating in the plasma are many red blood cells (RBCs). These cells contain ...

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, the Pentagon's top research arm, wants to find out if red blood cells could be modified in novel ways to protect troops and help them manage extreme ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

Anaemia, characterised by weakness and fatigue, and paleness among other symptoms, is due to a lack of enough red blood cells (RBC) or haemoglobin, the carriers of oxygen to cells. The common ...

The condition is characterised by the production of abnormal haemoglobin, which causes red blood cells to assume a sickle or crescent shape. These misshapen cells are less flexible and can ...

"There are few community services more vital than the gift of giving blood to our fellow Chicagoans," said John Idler, president and general manager, ABC 7 Chicago. "Working together with the Red ...

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This finding advances our understanding of how blood vessels sprout new branches through cell migration. Blood vessels supply the cells in our bodies with the oxygen and nutrients they need to ...

Earlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked the authorization of the dye Red No. 3, which is used in a variety of foods and medications. This artificial dye, which is made from ...

Made from petroleum, red dye 40 is a synthetic food dye. Some studies suggest a link between red dye 40 and ADHD behavior; the dye might trigger or exacerbate behavioral changes in sensitive children.