Blood donation is a selfless act that can make a very important difference in the lives of patients undergoing surgery, receiving treatment for cancer or blood disorders, and those injured in ...

The health minister announced that blood components will be provided free to the patients and private hospitals can avail these services at a nominal price ...

and therefore blood is separated into its components (red cells, platelets and plasma) prior to transfusion. Blood components can be either produced from whole-blood donations or collected ...

The switch, from blood products or saline, reduced mortality among soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, leading to civilian use.

For many, the idea of paying for blood plasma "elicits concerns about the commodification of the human body", said Politico. For others, "paying donors a flat fee for their time and trouble should ...

In the blood, circulating chylomicrons interact at ... The enzyme LPL hydrolyzes the TG and free-fatty acids are released. Some of the components of the chylomicrons are "repackaged" into other ...

A research team has identified an essential mechanism in fat cells (adipocytes) that enables them to enlarge safely to store ...

Antarctic fish have evolved incredible adaptations to survive the Southern Ocean's extreme cold. Antifreeze proteins prevent ...

Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Research Minister of Punjab Dr Balbir Singh today inaugurated the upgraded ...

Veronika Skvortsova briefed the President on the involvement of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency units in the special ...

Andocor manufactures and offers a range of Hemoconcentrators that allow the quick removal of plasma water in excess ... to the patient all the valuable blood components. The process is by ...

Professor Tim Spector revealed that it can "help reduce blood sugar and blood pressure". The research, carried out by ZOE, a ...