The transplanted kidney did start to show signs of type A blood again by the third day, which led to an immune response – but ...

More than 92,000 patients in the United States are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, and according to the Health ...

Several genes with varying inheritance patterns are involved in determining your blood type. The most significant gene is the ABO gene which determines your ABO blood type. Like many of your physical ...

Dr. Karl Landsteiner won the Nobel prize in 1930 for developing the ABO blood group system. The ABO system is the best known method of classifying blood types. It’s important to know your blood type ...

Soon after SARS-CoV-2 began its assault on the world, scientists began searching for clues about what, if any, factors made people more or less likely to get infected with the virus, and more or less ...

Scientific studies link blood types A, B, and AB with a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. This increased risk is associated with elevated clotting factors and inflammatory markers. Recognizing ...

A person's blood type is determined by "the presence or absence of certain antigens – substances that can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body," according to American Red Cross.

A 2022 study finds blood type A has a higher early stroke risk. Type O shows a lower risk. This link is stronger for individuals under 60. The risk in ...

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 may latch more easily onto the airway cells of people with type A blood compared with those with type B or O blood, a new study suggests. The findings hint at a possible ...

Several studies have found that mosquitos may prefer to bite individuals with Type O blood over other blood types. However, it is important to note that a number of factors may influence the insect’s ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...