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 ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: There are rare blood types beyond the eight most common ones, and researchers have discovered one more that brings the total count to 49. Blood type ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

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

Making a Type-O kidney from a donor of another blood type has long been synthetic medicine's white whale. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit ...

Scientists have converted the blood type of a donor kidney and transplanted the organ into a person. The procedure — the first of its kind — could improve access to donor organs, specialists say, ...

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 ...