The researchers found that, for all three species, red blood cells became less elastic and more viscous as temperatures dropped from 37°C to 23°C (99°F to 73°F). But when they cooled the cells ...

Bats modify their red blood cells to become thicker and more rigid when they hibernate – and if we can figure out how, people might one day be able to copy the process for medical treatments or ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...