Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type—the blood stem cell. An ...

Every second, an adult generates around five million new blood cells to replace aging or dying ones, making the blood system a highly regenerative organ.

Researchers at the University of Houston, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, are developing new devices for ...

New research shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The study provides a better understanding of immune ...

Did you know that donating blood can do more than just save a life? Here's what your blood can tell you about your health.

A research team led by Mount Sinai has uncovered mechanisms of abnormal immune cell function that may lead to Crohn's disease ...

Type 1, not type 2 diabetes, is autoimmune. There are other rarer autoimmune types. Learn about type 2 diabetes, immunity, ...

Researchers have found that some cells form new multicellular structures with functions that defy their original biological ...

A 36-year-old woman from New Zealand is being treated for cancer in Shanghai after around 3,000 people donated money to ...

Only two cases of chronic hiccups tied to eosinophilic esophagitis have previously been reported, the man's doctors say.

An app told Brian O'Sullivan he had cancer. 'And that started my love-hate relationship with technology,' he says.