Blood donors may pass on small risk of brain bleed to recipients
Blood transfusions can save lives, but some might very slightly raise the recipient’s risk of…
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Climate Disasters Are Worsening a U.S. Blood Shortage
CLIMATEWIRE | The nation’s donated blood supply is currently at “critically low levels,” and climate change…
New blood marker can identify Parkinsonian diseases
Is it possible that a single biomarker can detect all types of diseases related to…
Should You Get a Blood Test For Alzheimer’s?
Tanya Lewis: Hi, this is Your Health, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series! Josh Fischman:…
Women given new insight into blood clot risk
New research from Queen Mary University of London, published in iScience, shows an increased risk…
High Blood Pressure Is the World’s Biggest Killer. Now There’s a Plan to Tackle It
The World Health Organization (WHO) is taking on the world’s worst killer, laying out its…
Keeping the ‘warm glow’ of giving going significantly boosts repeat blood donations
New research has shown that boosting the 'warm glow' feeling that people experience after giving…
CT test simulates blood flow to assess risk in patients with angina
An advanced CT test can identify individuals with stable angina at a reduced risk of…
Risk of brain hemorrhage appears transmissible via blood transfusion
A major study published in JAMA led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet suggests that a…
New insights to enhance treatment and diagnosis of blood cancer
A ground-breaking study by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at…