When blood is donated, it is rarely used as whole blood. Instead, blood banks separate it into different components so that ...

Safe blood practices go beyond technology and laboratory testing. They require a culture of quality, vigilance, continuous ...

Despite advances in robotic surgery, blood donation remains essential because blood cannot be manufactured and continues to ...

As the world marks World Blood Donor Day on June 14, healthcare organisations, governments, civil society groups and ...

Transfusion Alter Transfusion Med. 2008;10(3):92-101. The initial storage temperature of whole blood determines which components can be produced from it (Figure 1). Because platelet function rapidly ...

Can blood be created in a laboratory for transfusion? The answer may eventually be yes, but not yet.Get breaking news anytime ...

A key diagnostic step in disease detection is analyzing blood components. Accurate separation of blood cells from plasma, which holds proteins and other constituents, is crucial in many assays. First ...

Does the blood we thought to know so well contain elements that had been undetectable until now? The answer is yes, according to a team of researchers from Inserm, Université de Montpellier and the ...

A malfunctioning blood component processing machine at Mumbai’s KEM Hospital has disrupted platelet and plasma production, ...

Does the blood we thought to know so well contain elements that had been undetectable until now? The answer is yes, according to a team of researchers which has revealed the presence of whole ...