Noncancerous blood disorders are conditions that affect blood cells, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood disorders may cause symptoms and complications, but most are ...

Memantine, a long-approved and cost-effective drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, could also benefit patients with sickle ...

The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the greater the risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study from Karolinska ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

The American Red Cross is calling for more blood donations from people who are African American, Black or multiracial, saying those donations are critical to treating patients with sickle cell disease ...

People living with type 2 diabetes observe an increase over time in the risk of suffering from heart disease. Why does this ...

After years of type 2 diabetes, red blood cells may quietly turn against the heart—offering a new clue for spotting danger ...

The amino acid glutamine plays an unexpected role in erythropoiesis, the differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells into mature red blood cells. Ordinarily, glutamine is broken down by stem cells ...

Detroit — The Detroit Medical Center has begun treating patients with the first gene therapy for beta-thalassemia, a rare blood disorder that causes anemia and often requires regular blood ...

Kavita Mehta is pinning her hopes on 2026 for a cure to a major blood disorder, following a breakthrough gene-editing ...

What Is an MCHC Blood Test? A mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) blood test measures the amount of a protein called hemoglobin in your red blood cells. It’s one of many measurements ...