To dismantle healthcare barriers in low-resource areas, researchers measure the color signatures of jaundice and anemia using a device that’s in everyone’s pocket.
Using a zebrafish model, researchers developed a method for producing blood stem cells anywhere in the body with the goal of eventually eliminating the need for bone marrow donors.
Researchers have uncovered a collection of previously unknown genetic changes in Hodgkin lymphoma cells and reconstructed a timeline of when they develop, paving the way for new treatments.
Alpha thalassemia was once a fatal diagnosis. Now, a clinical trial tests if administering a mother’s stem cells in utero may cure kids before they’re born.
Facing donor shortages and storage limitations, researchers are developing synthetic red blood cells, platelets, and plasma and combining them into artificial blood.
A repurposed Blu-ray disc player offers an alternative to expensive and bulky microscope setups for imaging bacteria, urine, and blood for drug research and diagnostic analyses.