Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait years for a match that never comes. Incompatibility of blood type is one of ...

Human blood already comes in a bewildering variety of types, but researchers have now identified a new one so rare that only three people on the planet are known to carry it. The finding exposes just ...

The ABO-Rh system of blood group typing is an immensely successful method that helps medical professionals safely perform blood transfusions throughout the world. Scientists from the French Blood ...

Transplanting organs is tricky business. If you need an organ, you can't receive a donation from just anybody; it follows the same rules as blood type compatibility. For example, someone with blood ...

Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought that they are settled into one subtype once they develop from stem cells, ...