Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red ...

A study shows ultramarathon running induces oxidative stress and structural damage in red blood cells. Multiomics analyses ...

Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a ...

Red blood cells (RBCs), traditionally regarded as passive oxygen carriers, are now recognized as highly dynamic regulators of immune and vascular ...

The amino acid glutamine plays an unexpected role in erythropoiesis, the differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells into mature red blood cells. Ordinarily, glutamine is broken down by stem cells ...

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 ...