Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria.

Mouse red blood cells infected with the parasite Babesia microti acquired the ability to move, offering new insight into host-pathogen interactions.

Stem cells are precursors of a variety of different cells: They can turn into anything from blood to bone to muscle. Human blood stem cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the forerunners of ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

Ultramarathons might push red blood cells past their limits—accelerating their aging in the process.

"Prior to this study, developing human blood stem cells in the lab that were capable of being transplanted into an animal model of bone marrow failure to make healthy blood cells had not been ...