Donated blood has a shelf life, and a new test tracks how it ages

A new, fast and easy test could revolutionize blood transfusions, giving blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to ...
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MCH Blood Test Results

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a measure of the average amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells (RBCs). The hemoglobin in red blood cells picks up oxygen in the lungs and delivers it to all ...
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Mean Corpuscular Volume ( MCV) Blood Test

What Is an MCV Blood Test? MCV stands for mean corpuscular volume. An MCV blood test measures the average size of red blood cells, which have the critical job of carrying oxygen to your organs. If ...

When to worry about blood test results

I reassured him and sent him to get another blood specimen drawn without a tourniquet. Why? Because I suspected that the ...
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Dear Doctor: Can living at a high altitude cause red blood cells to grow larger?

DEAR DR. ROACH: We’ve lived at 6,000 feet for about 30 years. Over the years, our mean corpuscular volume (MCV) levels have slowly increased to 100 fl (the normal range being 79-97 fl). Our primary ...
University of Delaware

Looking into the body’s essential couriers

Editor’s note: Every year, hundreds of undergraduates at the University of Delaware pursue research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, especially during the summer months. Such experiences ...
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Modifying red blood cells for safe and effective drug delivery

Abundant and persistent, red blood cells have a lifetime of about four months in the human body and travel to every organ and tissue. They could soon be leveraged to transport more than oxygen and ...