Millions of people with normal blood pressure might be misclassified as having blood pressure that is too high because of improper positioning when measurements are taken, new research suggests. Guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology call for a person to be seated in a chair with feet flat on […]
Image by Bryan Johnson via X Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson has thrown a ludicrous amount of money at his attempt to turn his biological age back to 18. He’s tried everything from young blood transfusions from his 17-year-old son to fringe treatments and intense data collection. He’s even tried zapping his genitals, for some reason. […]
As plans are being made to celebrate the Thanksgiving season with family and friends, LifeShare Blood Center is seeking donations. Anyone who donates blood from Saturday through Wednesday will receive a free LifeShare shirt and a $15 voucher for the purchase of a turkey or ham, according to a news release. “Holidays are a hard […]
Disease mural cells stained for calponin (mural cells marker, green), collagen IV (magenta) and DAPI (nuclei, blue). Credit: Alessandra Granata/University of Cambridge Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these vessels can cause them to leak, leading to conditions […]
Montgomery County man donates 35th gallon of blood Montgomery County man donates 35th gallon of blood 00:55 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Fifty years ago, a Montgomery County man set a generous goal: Donate 25 gallons of blood. And in the decades since Marc Satalof far exceeded that mission. Now 76 years old, Satalof has donated 35 […]
Eli Roth spills a lot of blood. Fake blood, that is. PEOPLE recently spoke with Roth, 51, about his new horror movie Thanksgiving, a holiday-themed slasher that follows a mysterious serial killer dressed as a pilgrim who descends upon Plymouth, Massachusetts in November to commit a number of murders in the annual holiday’s hometown. “I […]
“Donate Today, Save Lives Tomorrow” is the motto of the New York Blood Center, which is seeking blood donors as the state faces a blood shortage. If interested in helping either via a blood donation or via a financial gift to the nonprofit, visit nybc.org. Just one pint of blood can save three lives. There […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Around this time of year, our attention shifts to what foods we’re eating or the different types of gifts that will be under the Christmas tree. But it’s also a time to be giving, and what better way than giving the gift of a blood donation. And for some volunteers […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Around this time of year, our attention shifts to what foods we’re eating or the different types of gifts that will be under the tree. But It’s also a time to be giving and what better way then the gift of blood donations. And for some volunteers and donors at […]
The thought of aging can be a frightening concept, but, unfortunately, there’s no real way around it. You can undergo all the botox and implement the Atkins diet, but at the end of the day, there’s just no cure for getting older. Loading… Apparently, however, one tech mogul has set his mind to defeating old […]