Scientists have discovered that the internal shape of tiny drug-delivery particles—called lipid nanoparticles—has a big ...

Our knowledge of the effects of space and low gravity on blood cells, clotting, and anemia continues to expand, but further ...

Three newly identified indole metabolites from a blood-dwelling bacterium were found to reduce skin cell inflammation and ...

Blood vessels grown in the lab in just five days could quickly prevent the tissue damage that can occur after an accident ...

A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver ...

The accumulation of lipid-rich plaques on arterial walls eventually leads to the rupture or erosion of vulnerable lesions, triggering excessive blood ... platelet plug formation. Figure 1. Summary of ...

The majority of these infants receive transfusions of packed red blood cells, usually based on haemoglobin values below a certain threshold. The haemoglobin or haematocrit thresholds used to guide ...

American Red Cross volunteer Dan Schillinger explains, “The need for blood goes up because people are out and about more, there are accidents, household accidents, car accidents, whatever, where ...

The American Red Cross has declared a national blood shortage in the wake of a record catastrophic year for weather and climate disasters across the country. The shortage, according to the ...

As the stem cell matures, several distinct cells evolve. These include the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Immature blood cells are also called blasts. Some blasts stay in the ...

In a world where health crises can strike at any moment, the importance of blood, plasma, and platelet donations has never been more ... According to the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, every donation ...