People with type O blood enjoy a slightly lower risk of heart disease and blood clotting, but they may be more susceptible to hemorrhaging or bleeding disorders. This may be especially true after ...

For over fifty years, the scientific community has grappled with an unsolved puzzle in the realm of human blood types. It all ...

Calvin Campbell lost all the flesh on his legs and was paralysed for months because of an agonising disease that's the fastest growing genetic condition in the UK ...

Sickle cell disease, characterised by the abnormal sickle shape of red blood cells instead of the typical round form, is the UK's most rapidly expanding genetic disorder. This deformation causes ...

To make it easier to remember, Clark recommends pairing your B12 supplement with an existing habit, like brushing your teeth ...

Sickle cell conditions are genetic blood disorders that affect haemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells responsible for ...

While any blood donor is welcome and prized, more Black donors are particularly needed, especially for recipients with sickle ...

A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unrecognized role of mitochondrial protein synthesis in the maintenance of intracellular iron distribution. Disruption of this process was found to ...

I was recently at the American Red Cross to donate blood and was given interesting material on the need for Black blood ...

Q: My fiance and I plan to have kids someday. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to keep our babies’ umbilical cords, ...

A marker linked to inflammation, C-reactive protein, may increase significantly during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle in female patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to ...

A marker linked to inflammation, C-reactive protein, may increase significantly during the follicular phase of the menstrual ...