Sickle cell disease causes premature aging of blood stem cells, which scientists may be able to address with a special class ...

Your blood type isn’t just important for transfusions — it’s actually providing you with built-in protection against certain diseases while potentially making you more vulnerable to others. The same ...

A generative AI system can now analyze blood cells with greater accuracy and confidence than human experts, detecting subtle signs of diseases like leukemia. It not only spots rare abnormalities but ...

An artificially colored human B cell, the type of immune cell that caused all three autoimmune diseases in the patient National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are blood cancers that reduce healthy blood cell production, leading to anemia, bleeding, fatigue, and frequent infections. Treatments target the affected blood counts, ...

MPNs involve overproduction of blood cells, while MDS results in poorly formed cells, affecting blood cell function and counts. Diagnosis requires blood tests, bone marrow biopsy, and genetic testing ...

A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset Alzheimer's disease. A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine ...