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

Ultramarathons might push red blood cells past their limits—accelerating their aging in the process.

Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a study published in the American Society of Hematology’s journal Blood Red ...

Running 170 kilometres over mountainous terrain caused people's red blood cells to accumulate more age-related damage than those of less ambitious athletes ...

A biomarker in red blood cells could alert patients with diabetes to heart damage before clear early symptoms appear.

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 ...