What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...

A high red blood cell count can occur for many reasons, including excessive cell production, changes in blood volume, or underlying medical conditions. Sometimes, the cause is unknown. Erythrocytes, ...

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THE DISEASE. THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR BLOOD DONATIONS FOR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY FROM AFRICAN AMERICANS. IT’S REALLY HARD TO DEAL WITH THE SICKNESS. 34 YEAR OLD CORNELIA JONES WAS ...

What Is an MCHC Blood Test? A mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) blood test measures the amount of a protein called hemoglobin in your red blood cells. It’s one of many measurements ...

NAINR. 2004;4(4):231-239. Mature erythrocytes are biconcave disks. RBCs with abnormal morphology may be removed from the circulation leading to anemia. Therefore, certain types of anemia may be ...

The amino acid glutamine plays an unexpected role in erythropoiesis, the differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells into mature red blood cells. Ordinarily, glutamine is broken down by stem cells ...

Researchers at Tsinghua University have created a rapid, label-free method using polarized light detection to identify and ...

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...

"By perfecting stem cell methods that mimic the development of the normal blood stem cells found in our bodies we can understand and develop personalized treatments for a range of blood diseases, ...