Research has proven frozen blood platelets are safe and effective to use on critically injured patients – a breakthrough dramatically extending their shelf life for transfusions from one week to two years. Key points The results of the decade-long University of Queensland and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood research collaboration will have positive implications for the
Blood thinners prescribed after blood clots in leg or lung initially increase the risk of bleeding, especially in women and elderly. But over time, this risk decreases and gender and age differences fade, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The aim of the study, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, was to investigate the
A new blood product combining red blood cells and plasma in one bag is associated with a better survival from a penetrating major trauma injury, a new study involving Queen Mary University of London has found. NHS Blood and Transplant, Queen Mary University London, and Barts Health NHS Trust collaborated on the new study published in
Cambridge researchers are taking part in the world’s first clinical trial of red blood cells that have been grown in a laboratory for transfusion into another person. The manufactured blood cells were grown from stem cells from donors. The red cells were then transfused into volunteers in the RESTORE randomised controlled clinical trial. This is
Human and animal study offers insight into treating periodontal disease and other inflammatory disorders. Blocking function of a blood-clotting protein prevented bone loss from periodontal (gum) disease in mice, according to research led by scientists at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health. Drawing on animal
Findings from the ABC-PICU study may alter policies at hospitals where fresh red cells are preferentially used A new study led by the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre and the University of Montreal, and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that transfusions using fresh red blood cells—cells that have spent seven days
Monash University researchers, along with industry partner Haemokinesis, have developed the world’s first blood incubator using laser technology. This technology can slash blood incubation time to just 40 seconds, compared to the current industry gold standard of five minutes. The study shows that laser incubation can improve pre-transfusion testing for millions of patients undergoing blood
