By unraveling the molecular underpinnings of inherited blood disorders, the Boston Children’s Hospital researcher has provided the basis for therapies now being tested for beta-thalassemia and sickle cell disease.

James Herrick, a Chicago doctor, was the first to describe sickled red blood cells in a patient of African descent.

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

What happens when myosin inside red blood cells can't do its job?

Researchers explore how blood platelets sweep bacteria into aggregate bundles at sites of infection to help phagocytic cells dispose of them. 

Optical engineers have developed a portable field microscope that could aid the diagnosis of diseased cells.

Hemocytes can form neurons in adult crayfish, a study shows.