If your red blood cell count is low, there are things you can do to increase it, like boosting your nutrition, taking supplements, and getting medical treatment for underlying health conditions. Your ...

Medically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIMedically reviewed by Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI The red blood cell (RBC) count is a test that measures the number of oxygen-carrying blood cells in your ...

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...

Red blood cells are the most abundant cells in the body. It has long been known that when red blood cells break down or anemia occurs due to bleeding, the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) increases, ...

When acute anemia occurs, very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL), which are involved in lipid transport, are broken down, releasing apolipoprotein E (ApoE). ApoE binds to its receptor (VLDLR) present on ...

A research team has discovered a mechanism in which blood stem cells respond to acute, severe anemia, through lipoprotein metabolism modification. It has been known how immediate erythroid precursors ...