Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red blood cells in ways that make them less flexible and more prone to breakdown, ...
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Ultrarunning damages cells as much as a severe infection—that might actually be a good thing
A new study shows that ultramarathons damage and replenish red blood cells in ways that could help treat cancer patients.
Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group ...
The brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads through neural ...
"It feels like glass running through your veins." Faith Adjei-Sarpong lives with sickle cell disease and, like many others ...
While research has uncovered many details about how blood cells function within bone marrow, the work of other cells existing in that space remained a relative mystery. Now, researchers from the ...
Scientists discover that sickle cell disease forces the brain to recruit extra "attention backup" to maintain normal cognitive function.
A change in the volume of red blood cells has been documented in astronauts since the earliest space missions. Thanks to an experiment conducted aboard the International Space Station, a research team ...
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