Most major blood groups were identified early in the 20th century. Many discovered since, like the Er system first described ...

The discovery is labeled a major milestone in the hematology field since it can open doors for improving medical care for people with rare blood types. In 1972, doctors found that sampled blood from a ...

Most people know about blood group ABO, with its positives and negatives, but they aren’t the only types. Now, scientists from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood & Transplant have discovered a ...

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 ...

The unborn baby was in trouble. Its mother’s doctors, at a UK hospital, knew there was something wrong with the fetus’s blood, so they decided to perform an emergency C-section many weeks before the ...

A group of French researchers have discovered a new, "ultra rare" blood group in a Guadeloupean woman after years of researching and sequencing her blood, the French Blood Establishment (EFS) said in ...

In a step toward increasing access to donor organs, scientists have converted a blood-type-A kidney to blood type O and then transplanted it into a brain-dead person. The kidney, which had essentially ...

Talk about a lonely hearts club. An unidentified woman from Guadeloupe has the rarest blood type on Earth, to the extent that she’s only compatible with herself. The 68-year-old is thus far the only ...

Red blood cells are complex — there's much more to blood types than A, B and O. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Many people know ...