Haematopoietic stem cells are progenitor cells that have the ability to both generate all types of blood cells, including those of the myeloid and lymphoid lineages, and to replace themselves.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over six decades, has died at 88, his family said Tuesday.

Hemolytic anemia occurs when red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be replaced. The loss of red blood cells means that fewer are available to carry oxygen and nutrients to tissues or ...

There are several broad categories of blood cells, including red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets. Generally, leukemia refers to cancers of the WBCs. In leukemia ...

What is the immune system? The immune system works to keep germs and other foreign substances out of the body and destroy any that get in. It's made up of a complicated network of cells and organs. It ...

The rarest blood type is Rhnull. Unlike other blood types, people with Rhnull blood have no Rh antigens on their red blood cells. Healthcare professionals classify blood type according to the ...

Wānaka resident and multiple myeloma blood cancer patient Emma Holden, 36, will soon travel to Shanghai, China for CAR T-cell therapy, with her husband George. At 36 years old Emma Holden has run ...

Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells and reversed diabetes in a preclinical study. The new approach ...

Further, T cell proportion was found to be a strong predictor of cancer outcomes, with higher proportions associated with 47% fewer deaths over a five-year period after surgery.