Category Archives: Blood

5 Units at Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center Earn 100-Donor Club Membership in 35-Day Span

Five Fort Leonard Wood training companies collectively saw more than 600 of their soldiers volunteer to donate blood with the Armed Services Blood Program, Sept. 10-Oct. 15, 2023, with each earning membership in the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center’s 100-Donor Club. The 100-Donor Club is reserved for organizations that provide 100 or more eligible […]

Some picky Australian mosquitoes may target frog nostrils for blood

An Australian mosquito species knows the best spot to drink its bloody meals: a frog’s nostril. The bloodsuckers are surprisingly selective when dining on frogs, seemingly picking no other place on the body to feast, researchers report November 21 in Ethology. Frogs’ sniffers may be an easy and productive place for the mosquitoes to pierce […]

BF261 Refrigerators: Advanced storage solutions for blood and plasma preservation

B Medical Systems specializes in the production of medical-grade blood bank refrigerators meticulously designed to safeguard the integrity of valuable blood samples. Image Credit: B Medical Systems These refrigerators find widespread use in blood banks, hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. The product range from B Medical Systems encompasses a variety of blood bank refrigerators, each differing in […]

Innovative Blood Program by Austin-Travis EMS Saves Lives with On-Site Transfusions

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Austin-Travis Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has emerged as a beacon of hope and efficiency in emergency healthcare, implementing a groundbreaking blood program that incorporates on-site blood transfusions, resulting in the successful saving of countless lives. Over the past year alone, the EMS team has conducted more than 200 […]

Kantara A Legend Chapter -1 Teaser: A Blood-Soaked Rishab Shetty Sports An Intense Look

Still from Kantara 2 teaser. (Courtesy: HombaleFilms) Actor-turned-director Rishab Shetty is all set to spell-bind the audience once again with the second instalment of the Kantara franchise. The makers have unveiled the first look of Kantara A Legend Chapter-1. The upcoming film is a prequel to Rishab Shetty’s 2022 directorial. The mysterious and dark first-look […]

Parkinson’s patients’ TDP-43 blood levels lowered with buntanetap

Buntanetap significantly reduced the levels of TDP-43 protein in the blood of people with Parkinson’s disease who participated in a Phase 2a clinical trial, according to clinical data from its developer Annovis Bio. The treatment also demonstrated a trend toward reducing other markers of inflammation. “We are pleasantly surprised to see a statistically significant drop […]