Blood stem cells are rare cells in the bone marrow that produce the blood and immune cells needed throughout life, ensuring ...

Aging progressively affects how our bodies function. Among other effects, it reduces the ability of the hematopoietic system—the organs and tissues responsible for producing blood cells—to maintain ...

The liver is organized into distinct zones in which liver cells perform different functions. The blood vessels of the liver ...

New research shows that the metabolic protein ANGPTL8 drives the aging of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by binding ...

The liver is divided into sections in which cells perform different tasks, but for a long time it remained unclear how the ...

Teach the components of blood and their functions with this interactive Year 6 science lesson. Pupils explore red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma through engaging teaching slides ...

The Human Erythrocytes Available for Reconstitution and Transfusion, or HEART, project at APL aims to create shelf-stable red blood cells grown entirely in a laboratory ...

Your blood cells work tirelessly to keep you alive, carrying oxygen throughout your body and fighting off infections. But hidden in your daily meals are foods that can silently compromise these vital ...

Researchers used CRISPR to remove CD33 from donor stem cells, potentially giving doctors a way to attack aggressive blood cancers without destroying the healthy cells patients need after a transplant.