Human blood already comes in a bewildering variety of types, but researchers have now identified a new one so rare that only ...

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot as it should. Usually, people have VWD due to their genes, which may come from a male or female parent. Blood ...

Computational biologists have uncovered how RNA splicing -- a crucial process for isoform expression and protein diversity -- is regulated across different cell types in the peripheral blood. This ...

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Ever wondered why that one friend gets the stomach flu almost every year, while the rest of your friends are totally fine? Or why your partner never seems to contract the illness, even when you do?

Groundbreaking research published today in Nature Genetics describes the largest-ever study into the genetics of random "round-the-clock" blood glucose levels. The study, involving almost half a ...

That seemingly arbitrary letter you rarely think about could be silently influencing your health in surprising ways. Your blood type, determined before birth and unchanged throughout life, extends far ...

Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that can affect the blood’s ability to clot properly. In most cases, people inherit the gene variations for hemophilia in an X-linked recessive inheritance pattern.

Dr. Anju Goel, MD, MPH, is a public health consultant and physician with more than 10 years of experience in the California public health system. If you or someone you know seems to get bitten by ...