The finding overturns the idea that the insect’s first victims were bats and reveals that certain species started targeting humans as a side snack, not as a main meal.

A mouse study finds that when blood platelets are activated during exercise, they release factors that increase the number of newborn neurons in the hippocampus.

The agency warns that plasma treatments costing thousands of dollars, which supposedly treat the infirmities of old age, have not been proven “safe or effective.”

The observation could pave the way for a blood test to predict disease progression in people with a genetic predisposition to developing the neurodegenerative disorder.

Researchers find that stem cells in the human intestine may provide up to 10 percent of circulating blood cells.

Myosin proteins tug on the cell membrane, giving an erythrocyte its distinct shape.

Scientists are searching for signatures of mammals within the blood meals of the invertebrates.

The uncommon hue is present in skinks that aren’t closely related, but the advantage of the odd trait remains anyone’s guess.  

Researchers stumbled across the connection while searching for ways to reduce vision problems in people with achromatopsia.