A new U.K. study led by the University of Liverpool has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) ...

Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that causes ...

This usually involves the immune system attacking blood cells. Doctors call this autoimmune cytopenia, and there are several forms: If the immune system destroys red blood cells (RBCs) faster than ...

With anemia, your body isn’t making enough red blood cells. If you have anemia and CKD, your red blood cells may also have a shorter life span than usual. They can die off faster than your body ...

To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, scientists sent tiny clumps of stem-cell derived brain cells called 'organoids' to the International Space Station. Microgravity is known to ...

This is important because hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that helps carry oxygen from your lungs to your organs and tissues. Anemia is when you have low hemoglobin levels in your red ...