The human body is always coming up with new ways to shock and surprise us, and it turns out that just 50 known people in the ...

The quest to develop universal donor blood has taken a decisive step forward. Researchers at DTU and Lund University have discovered enzymes that, when mixed with red blood cells, are able to remove ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists might be on the right track to a major medical breakthrough that could change medicine forever. Blood donors are an important part of the world's medical system. It's ...

Using enzymes produced by a bacteria that almost everyone has in their gut, researchers have removed the antigens from red blood cells that determine blood type, putting us within reach of producing ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a new blood type that is so rare it exists in only one person on Earth. The blood type, called “Gwada negative,” was found by researchers at ...

Scientists have found a link between blood type A and a higher risk of stomach cancer. This connection appears over time.

Blood donors are an important part of our medical system. Unfortunately, not everyone's blood is compatible with everyone else's, and doctors have to worry about whether or not they have enough of ...

In 2011, a woman from the French overseas region of Guadeloupe underwent routine tests before a surgery. Strikingly, doctors could not identify her blood group, which was so unique that they did not ...

Red blood cells are complex — there's much more to blood types than A, B and O. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Many people know ...

The ABO blood group antigens found on the surface of red blood cells are also found on the mucosal layer that lines the surface of the gut. Researchers have harnessed a specialized human gut bacterium ...