Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group ...

"It feels like glass running through your veins." Faith Adjei-Sarpong lives with sickle cell disease and, like many others ...

Human bodies make 2 million red blood cells per second. They each live for 120 days and spend that time zooming completely around the body every 20 seconds, carrying oxygen from the lungs to other ...

After a long trail race, some of your red blood cells may not bend the way they should. That matters because red blood cells have a tight job description.

Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red blood cells in ways that make them less flexible and more prone to breakdown, ...

Ultra running accelerates red blood cell ageing via inflammation and oxidation, mirroring blood bank storage damage.

Scientists have long known that people living at high altitudes, where oxygen levels are low, have lower rates of diabetes ...