Blood Banks
Blood Banks: a place where blood is collected from donors. It is typed, separated into components, stored, and prepared for transfusion to recipients. Blood banks can be a free-standing facility or part of a larger laboratory in a hospital.
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OCT 19, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 19, 2019
Until now, diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder have relied on behavioral assessments looking for symptoms including poor social and communication skills...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2019
Cardiology
JUN 24, 2019
Today, workplace wellness programs are offered by most large employers. They may be presented as part of an employee benefits package. These wellness progr...
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
JAN 07, 2019
Cardiology
JAN 07, 2019
A balloon-like bulge in an arterial wall is called an aneurysm. The arteries are responsible for carrying oxygenated blood throughout the body. Generally,...
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
JAN 05, 2019
Videos
JAN 05, 2019
Zika virus doesn't always cause symptoms, but it is can cause birth defects when pregnant women are infected....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2018
Videos
DEC 14, 2018
Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University are testing a vaccine created by Scripps Research Institute....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
DEC 10, 2018
With as much excavating as paleontologists do, it’s no surprise that they’re always happening upon new fossilized discoveries that tell untold...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
NOV 26, 2018
The clinical laboratory is the heart of any hospital or healthcare system. It is responsible for greater than 70% of medical diagnoses and decisions made b...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
OCT 08, 2018
Immunology
OCT 08, 2018
Researchers utilize nanoparticles to stimulate NK cells that induce tumor cells to express PDL1, a protein involved in immune response messaging...
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
JUL 09, 2018
Neuroscience
JUL 09, 2018
When researching diseases that affect the brain, it's difficult to ethically use human patients. There are experiments that cannot be performed on livi...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 07, 2018
Technology
MAR 07, 2018
Taking the recommended 10- to 15-minute breaks every 30 minutes is essential to enjoying VR in a manner that respects its power....
WRITTEN BY:
Julia Travers
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
JUL 17, 2017
Scientists are putting a target on cancer’s back, and immune cells are being trained to track down and kill that target. In a new study from the Univ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
SEP 14, 2016
Immunology
SEP 14, 2016
From the first scientist to ever discover broadly neutralizing antibodies, a new candidate for protection from influenza virus has been found. Wayne ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JUN 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 04, 2016
A new study report found that at least 2,234 people contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from blood transfusions administered in India in the ...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
JUN 01, 2016
Videos
JUN 01, 2016
In recent years parents have started banking the blood from the umbilical cords of their children. Cord blood contains stem cells that are useful in treati...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2016
Cardiology
MAY 25, 2016
For heart failure patients in need of new vasculature to provide ample blood flow to the heart, new research published in Scientific Reports is extremely p...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JUL 14, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 14, 2015
Diseases of the airways -- emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and cystic fibrosis -- are the second leading cause of death worldwide. More than 35 million Ameri...
WRITTEN BY:
Ilene Schneider
APR 29, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
APR 29, 2015
What to do when a patient needs a blood transfusion but you don't have their blood type in the blood bank? It's a problem scientists have been trying t...
WRITTEN BY:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 23, 2015
Cardiology
APR 23, 2015
Scientific dogma has the respiration process involving only two elements-oxygen and carbon dioxide. Specifically, the delivery of oxygen from lungs to ti...
WRITTEN BY:
Judy O'Rourke