What do red cells, white cells, plasma and platelets actually do? Sundiata Post explains why Nigeria’s blood system separates blood into components and why the September 18, 2026 decision by ...

Transfusion Alter Transfusion Med. 2008;10(3):92-101. The initial storage temperature of whole blood determines which components can be produced from it (Figure 1). Because platelet function rapidly ...

Does the blood we thought to know so well contain elements that had been undetectable until now? The answer is yes, according to a team of researchers which has revealed the presence of whole ...

Blood separation is the dividing of whole blood into its various components. Whole blood is often isolated for therapeutic and diagnostic reasons, including research. For this to be achieved, ...

Jehovah’s Witnesses can now decide themselves whether to accept or donate blood components, without risk of excommunication. New guidance issued to its members worldwide by the Governing Body of ...

A key diagnostic step in disease detection is analyzing blood components. Accurate separation of blood cells from plasma, which holds proteins and other constituents, is crucial in many assays. First ...

This document seeks to support the planning of activities by the blood programs and services in the Region of the Americas that supply blood to hospitals. Its contents are based on the premise that to ...

Blood transfusion saves lives and improves health, but many patients requiring transfusion do not have timely access to safe blood. The African Region faces a high demand for blood transfusion due to ...

Does the blood we thought to know so well contain elements that had been undetectable until now? The answer is yes, according to a team of researchers from Inserm, Université de Montpellier and the ...