Blood plasma is a light yellow liquid that makes up about half of a person’s blood. Blood plasma is vital for fighting infection, maintaining correct blood pH levels, helping blood to clot, and ...

Hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, anemia, leukemias, or a low platelet count can cause bruising. A person should contact a doctor if they are concerned about their bruising. Bruising is one of the ...

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 ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitrix Bio today announced a preview paper discussing recently discovered blood components called "Mitlets," small vesicles containing mitochondria, ejected by ...

Transfusion Alter Transfusion Med. 2008;10(3):92-101. For either buffy-coat-derived or apheresis platelets, the majority of plasma (70%) in the platelet concentrate can be replaced with an artificial ...

Red blood cells are important mediators of the innate immune system. Depending on the cellular environment, these cells either activate the immune system or maintain the system in a dormant state. In ...

This is bloody good news. Scientists are one step closer to making faux blood a reality with funding of more than $46 million. The potentially life-saving technology will be designed by researchers at ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After a public consultation, biolog-id, a global service provider of connected healthcare solutions, through its local partner ATC, has been awarded by the Ministry of Health ...