Each holiday season, blood supplies tend to drop. A combination of factors — fewer school blood drives, holiday commitments, increased travel, circulation of more illnesses — all contribute to a dip ...

Most people don’t spare a thought for their blood type unless they’re in need of a transfusion — but could yours hold secrets to your health? There are four main blood types: A, B, AB and O.

Scientists in Thailand have identified a rare B(A) hybrid blood type in just three people. Learn how blood types are determined and other rare blood groups like Rh-null, CRIB, and Gwada-negative.

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 A(B) is caused by a four gene mutations and was ...

Medical workers and administrative personnel donate blood at a blood donation bus in Dongyang, Zhejiang province, on Tuesday. [Photo by Bao Kangxuan/For China Daily] A rarely seen blood type, dubbed ...

The type of blood you have circulating around your body is classified based on the presence or absence of specific markers on the surface of your red blood cells. These markers, known as antigens, ...

Blood transfusions are a cornerstone of modern medicine, saving lives during surgeries and emergencies. But for people with extremely rare blood types, finding a compatible donor can be a matter of ...

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 ...

A recent study strongly suggests that when early humans migrated out of Africa, a rapid evolution in their red blood cells may have played a key role in their survival — and potentially contributed to ...

Your blood type affects everything, from a predisposition to certain diseases to your heart health. Knowing your blood type is important information that can come in handy during a medical emergency.