Almost all animal species—including humans—have blood cells, but between different species our blood tells different stories. The lineage and components of blood cells vary widely, and this variety is ...

It’s the hardest working muscle in your body. Your heart is what operates your circulatory system. Find out how your heart pumps blood and keeps you alive. Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham ...

A new study from Kyoto University in Japan has revealed that the blood pumping ...

Every drop of blood in your body is doing something ancient. It is carrying oxygen, fighting infections, clotting wounds, and ...

We look at the century-long quest for the Holy Grail: synthetic blood. Blood from a lamb, into a human – this sounds like a horror movie, but it’s actually the first recorded blood transfusion… four ...

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The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have ...

In a blog post, the company disclosed that it had begun developing a smart contact lens prototype that could measure glucose levels in tears via a miniaturized sensor nestled inside its layers. The ...