Nanoplastics in water hindered oxygen transport in zebrafish, underscoring their toxic impact on aquatic health.

Polystyrene nanoparticles are widely used in packaging, but their effects on organisms are unclear. Very little was known ...

If your complete blood count shows low red blood cells, you may have anemia during pregnancy, which may cause symptoms like ...

Erythropoiesis, the process of red blood cell production, occurs in the bone marrow and requires iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid. Insufficient iron impairs erythropoiesis, reducing the number of ...

Professor Im Joo Rhyu, director of the Korea University Graduate Program for Convergence & Translational Biomedicine and ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified genetic changes in blood stem cells from frequent blood donors ...

Polystyrene nanoparticles, widely used in consumer products, can disrupt red blood cell (RBC) development in zebrafish ...

Researchers found that frequent blood donation may favor genetic adaptations in blood stem cells, promoting healthy ...

The implications of these advances are enormous. Recent studies show that rejuvenated RBCs have better survival rates and enhance heart, kidney, and lung function in transfusion recipients.

Professor Im Joo Rhyu, director of the Korea University Graduate Program for Convergence & Translational Biomedicine and faculty member in the Department of Anatomy, recently led a study investigating ...