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 discovery of the phenomenon of immunological tolerance has raised the possibility that the nature of a mother's Rh blood-type may affect the reactivity of her children towards Rh antigens 1–3. The ...

We want to do a renal transplant in which the living-related donor's (sister) blood group is O Rh+ and the recipient's blood group is O Rh- (male). ABO blood groups are compatible. Should we go ahead ...

One of the most important characteristics of blood is its type. Knowing your blood type is essential for several healthcare situations. Knowing someone's blood type is important for blood transfusions ...

When modern humans journeyed out of Africa, a rapid evolution in their red blood cells may have helped them survive — but it may have also led to the eventual disappearance of Neanderthals, a new ...

The average adult has between 1.2 and 1.5 gallons of blood in their body, accounting for roughly 10% of their weight. Despite it being such a large, and critical, part of human anatomy, many people ...

Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a type of anemia that begins during pregnancy. It can cause serious illness in a newborn, but it may be diagnosed during prenatal screening and treated to avoid ...

Only one in every six million people have the Rh null blood type. Now researchers are trying to grow it in the laboratory in the hope it could save lives. Blood transfusions have transformed modern ...

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