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Every two seconds, someone in the United States is in need of blood donations or blood platelets.

At the Renaissance West Hotel near Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, hundreds stopped by the 12th annual Day of Donations Blood Drive.

Over the years, Chandrakantha’s donations took a significant turn in 2015, when he played a pivotal role in a stem cell donation for a 6-year-old girl suffering from blood cancer in Secunderabad.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Aalborg University in Copenhagen have shown that changes can be detected in blood tests up to eight years before a diagnosis of Crohn's disease and up to three years before a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis.

A mechanism that led some patients to experience cases of deadly clotting following some types of Covid-19 vaccination has been identified in new research.

Researchers at the University of Auckland identify platelet factor 4 (PF4) in young blood as a key player in reversing age-related cognitive decline in mice. The study offers a promising avenue for treating dementia-related conditions and enhancing brain function in aging populations.

Its been about a month since a national shortage of blood and platelets was announced, and the American Red Cross says since then thousands of people have made donations; however,

The American Red Cross continues to experience a national shortage and asks the public to book a time to give as soon as possible, a news release says. “Donors of all blood types are urgently needed, especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets,” the release says. The Red Cross offers three ways to […]

A study published in PNAS provides a comprehensive look at the relationship between cell size and count across the human body, drawing from over 1,500 sources and identifying around 400 unique cell types. The research reveals an almost inverse relationship between cell size and count, offering a quantitative framework that could serve as a baseline for understanding cellular composition and function in various applications.

A group of common cold viruses may be able to cause a life-threatening, if rare, blood clotting condition, recent research suggests. A team of scientists in the U.S. and Canada have recently found evidence linking the viruses to two cases of the condition, in a child and an adult. At this point, however, much remains unknown about the connection, including the actual risk of this complication following infection.