Going with the flow: artist's impression of red blood cells flowing through a blood vessel. (Courtesy: iStockphoto.com/spanteldotru) The shape of red blood cells ...

Using a computational approach known as deep learning, scientists have developed a new system to classify the shapes of red blood cells in a patient's blood. The findings, published in PLOS ...

A protein called myosin IIA contracts to give red blood cells their distinctive shape, shows a new study led by Velia Fowler, PhD, at The Scripps Research Institute. The study published in the journal ...

The red blood cell count is an important test because the number of red blood cells (RBCs) you have can affect how much oxygen your tissues receive. Using a computational approach known as deep ...

Red blood cells are on a wild ride. As they race through the body to deliver oxygen, they must maintain a distinct dimpled shape—and bounce back into form even after squishing through narrow ...