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 ...

Scientists have discovered the rarest blood type on Earth, belonging to just one woman. Talk about a lonely hearts club. An unidentified woman from Guadeloupe has the rarest blood type on Earth, to ...

The human body is always coming up with new ways to shock and surprise us, and it turns out that just 50 known people in the ...

A routine medical test turned extraordinary for a woman from the Caribbean when doctors found something completely new in her blood. Nearly 15 years ago, while preparing for surgery in Paris, doctors ...

A new study reveals an especially rare blood type that was not known until today – and only three people in the world have it. The discovery, which was made almost by accident, took place as part of a ...

In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world’s newest and rarest blood group. The sole known carrier is a woman from Guadeloupe whose blood is so ...

You usually won’t find out blood type or subtype until you give blood for the first time. After signing up to donate and giving your first blood donation, you will find out your blood type. If you ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a new blood type that is so rare it exists in only one person on Earth. The blood type, called “Gwada negative,” was found by researchers at ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have ...

It started with a routine blood test before surgery. What doctors discovered next hadn’t been seen in medical history. For decades, most of us thought blood types were simple: A, B, AB, or O—each with ...

A rare new blood type has been discovered, so "step aside A, B and O – there's a new player in town", said Gizmodo. So far, the "Gwada negative" blood type has been identified only in one person: a ...

Blood usually falls into a few widely recognized categories or types, based on the proteins that are expressed on the surface of red blood cells. For example, A or B antigens may be present there, ...