Cryopreserved platelets cost more and are linked to worse bleeding and clinical outcomes than liquid-stored platelets in a ...

The American Red Cross said it's teetering on a blood shortage this winter, which could lead to a disruption in lifesaving ...

The American Red Cross is teetering on a blood shortage this winter, which could lead to a disruption in lifesaving care.

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed an intriguing new way to fight cancer by combining two types of experimental therapies. Their secret ingredient is creating a ...

Platelets form clots to help people stop bleeding when they get a cut or scrape, and the body constantly needs to make new ones. Joining Jackie Kostek are Nuvia Orellana of Vitalent Blood Donation’s ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Research work on a potential game-changer in the nation's blood supply shortage is underway in Raleigh. Scientists are working on an artificial blood component that they hope ...

Like whole blood for transplants, platelets are perpetually in short supply. But these sticky cell fragments come with an added challenge—while whole blood can be kept for as long as 35 days after ...

Want to go to the Super Bowl? It will just cost you a little blood - The American Red Cross has teamed up with Philadelphia ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My brother has low blood platelets and anemia. He will be 73 this year and has had three back surgeries. What causes low blood platelets? Can anything be done to raise platelet count?

Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse models, these platelets have proved to help preserve the vascular barrier which makes blood-vessel walls ...

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks reported in a Tuesday news release that rising flu cases across Northwest Arkansas, ...

Blood banks across the Philadelphia region say donations are urgently needed this week as they brace for anticipated post-holiday blood shortages. New Jersey Blood Services, whose coverage area ...