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Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and they carry oxygen throughout the body. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide).
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AUG 15, 2022
Microbiology
Chronic alcohol use is a serious health problem, and a major contributor to liver disease and mortality. The gut microbi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In our best practices blog, we explore how lateral flow assay design affects test performance. Read on to gain a deeper
...
JUL 20, 2022
Cardiology
Keeping your bedroom dark at night could have a major impact on your health.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUN 21, 2022
Immunology
New research has indicated that deficiencies in micronutrients can promote inflammation, and make the immune system more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Sachin H. Patel/Boston Children's Hospital shows embryonic multipotent progenitor cells in a mouse embryo's
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Abraham Verdoes, MS | Bioengineering Manager Ryan Cowley, PhD Candidate | Biomedical Research Engineer Andrew Reeve, MS
...
Sponsored By:
ELITechGroup Li
MAR 29, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) describe cancers resulting from abnormal cells in the bone marrow. The abnormal bone mar
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 03, 2022
Cardiology
A large review study has shown that both red and processed meats increase the risk of heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 03, 2022
Immunology
Researchers have created nanoparticles that mimic the effects of blood platelets to stop heavy bleeding. Biomedic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A low-dose light therapy known as photobiomodulation may accelerate the healing of skin damaged by cancer radiation ther
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When astronauts go to space, many of them become anemic; they lose red blood cells. It's been suggested that space anemi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body starts with one cell that must divide and eventually, all the cells produced from that first one have to know w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The size of cells can vary widely from one species to another; the cells of phytoplankton are about one micron while fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2021
Immunology
Researchers looking into the immunology of malaria infections have made an unexpected find that could ultimately lead to
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Energy can come at a cost. In the body, as energy is produced in our cells, those essential chemical reactions also gene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
We know that the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the lungs. About 14 percent of cases are severe, with patients’ lungs
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The hematopoietic system is how new blood cells are formed; hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow generate new hematop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2021
Microbiology
Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world, and infected over 225 million people in 2019 according to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Just like an athlete needs to consume a huge number of calories to support their rigorous training regimes, neuro
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 12, 2021
Immunology
In one of the greatest global health milestones of our time, the World Health Organization has approved the widespread d
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 12, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have discovered a novel biomarker in the blood that acts as an early warning sign for dementia: microRNA. The
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 05, 2021
Immunology
Months after COVID symptoms have subsided, some individuals continue to grapple with the lingering effects of the infect
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes