The American Red Cross is experiencing a significant blood donation shortage nationwide. They have seen a decrease of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, compared to previous years. Shortages like this make is difficult for hospitals to keep their shelves stocked with the lifesaving amount of blood they need. […]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — A northern Alabama woman is accused of dragging a horse behind an all-terrain vehicle for nearly a half-mile, leaving the animal with several injuries, authorities said. >> Read more trending news Carla Bohanon, 40, of Crossville, was arrested on Aug. 14 and charged with animal cruelty after an incident that involved […]
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The blood drive is set for Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jett Science Center at Stratford. MACON, Ga. — Editors Note: The video above is from last year’s blood drive. Two years ago, the Stratford community was shook by the death of Walker Bethune, a Stratford student who was struck by lightning […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Officials with the MEDIC Regional Blood Center announced they were in urgent need of O-blood. “O-blood is the most common type for transfusions where the blood type is unknown,” officials said. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: ‘No substitute for human blood’ | Hospitals feeling effects blood shortage People with O-blood types can only get […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The MEDIC Regional Blood Center said it is in need of O- blood donors to help replenish their supply. O- blood is the most common type of blood used in transfusions where medical providers may not know a person’s blood type. MEDIC said it will offer $10 e-gift cards to O- donors […]
Researchers say a simple finger prick blood test could one day change the way we diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, potentially allowing patients to screen for the disease early and from the comfort of their home. “This is really the golden age of Alzheimer’s research,” said Dean Brenner, a member of the board of directors at the […]
Image credit: allinonemovie, via Pixabay. Recently, a commenter on the Center for Science and Culture’s Facebook page asked about a paper by the late biochemist Russell F. Doolittle (1931-2019)1 in relation to Michael Behe’s claim, defended in Darwin’s Black Box2 (and in the video below), that the blood clotting cascade is irreducibly complex. Doolittle claims to show […]
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – The 18th Annual Katrina Blood Drive will take place between Thursday, August 24 and Thursday, August 31. The drive is held every year with the goal of remembering Hurricane Katrina and those we lost, but also showing how the community comes together when it’s needed most. Here’s a list of days […]
While space travel sucks out red blood cells and weakens bone, all is not lost in microgravity. Fatty tissue inside your bones acts as a stopgap against declining cells and bone density in weightlessness, a new study of International Space Station (ISS) astronauts suggests. Better yet, treatments based on this new knowledge may help aging […]