In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest blood ...

Now, scientists say the woman is the only known carrier of a new blood type called “Gwada negative.” It’s the only blood type within a new blood group system that scientists have dubbed “PigZ,” which ...

“She is undoubtedly the only known case in the world,” said Thierry Peyrard, a medical biologist at Établissement français du ...

A new study reveals blood type A is linked to a 16 per cent higher risk of early stroke, while type O may offer some ...

The discovery was officially recognised earlier this month in Milan by the International Society of Blood Transfusion. The ...

Human blood group classifications are based on antigens, the proteins and sugars found on the surface of red blood cells. See Also Blood donor who saved 2.4 million babies with his rare plasma ...

A blood group known as Duffy is also associated with infection by another type of malaria (known as Plasmodium vivax). When this protein is absent from the red blood cells, ...

The discovery of a new blood group, MAL, has solved a 50-year-old mystery. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (Bristol), NHSBT's International Blood Group Reference Laboratory (IBGRL) and ...

A recent study reveals a link between blood type and stroke risk, particularly for early-onset strokes. Individuals with type A blood face a 16% highe ...

On the other hand, it might seem like this is positive news for people with blood type O blood, but it's important to note this blood group doesn't make you immune to SARS-CoV-2. You can still be ...

Most humans fall into one of four blood groups — A, B, AB or O. Ordinarily, your blood type makes little difference in your life except if you need to have a blood transfusion — and now, if ...

The blood type of B negative is also uncommon, occurring in "2% of Caucasian, 1% of African American, 0.4% of Asian and 1% of Latino American" populations, says the Red Cross.