Knowing your blood type is critical during emergency health situations. Knowing your blood type is crucial medical information, but unless you've given blood before you might not be sure what yours is ...

After more than 10 years of research, scientists are getting closer to solving one of the biggest issues in kidney transplants: blood type compatibility.

After a decade of work, researchers are closer than ever to a key breakthrough in kidney transplants: being able to transfer ...

The short answer: No, there is no “best” blood type. But each of the four main categories — A, B, AB and O — have their own advantages and disadvantages. It can also make you less attractive to ...

Scientists have taken a decisive step toward ending one of transplant medicine’s most stubborn bottlenecks: the need to match donor organs to a recipient’s blood type. By chemically reengineering a ...

Human blood already comes in a bewildering variety of types, but researchers have now identified a new one so rare that only three people on the planet are known to carry it. The finding exposes just ...

Since the start of the pandemic, researchers have tried to figure out what, exactly, makes some people more likely to develop severe COVID-19 while others develop more minor forms of the virus. And, ...

Your blood type isn’t just relevant when you need a transfusion. It fundamentally influences which diseases you’re most susceptible to throughout your life. Scientists have discovered that the ...

It is possible for blood type to change, and in some cases, this can happen without a blood transfusion. When someone is born, their blood type is determined, so everyone should know what their blood ...

The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood amid a severe blood shortage. The recent winter storms have ...

A person's blood type may be linked to their risk of having an early stroke, according to a new meta-analysis led by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers. Findings were ...

The donor must be of Pakistani, Indian or Iranian descent. The family of a 2-year-old girl battling an aggressive form of cancer is desperately searching for a rare blood type that will allow her to ...