The life-saving act of giving blood may not only be beneficial to the patient but also to the donor, new research has suggested. The NHS needs 4,300 blood donations a day to meet the needs of ...

The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover.

A powerful new plasma engine has just been unveiled by Chinese engineers – and it is expected to propel China ahead of the United States in the race to develop plasma technology for Mars and ...

Around the world, the digital divide remains a pressing challenge, with 2.6 billion people still offline and many more lacking reliable, affordable connectivity and the skills needed to participate in ...

“In Haiti, blood flows every day: Children die, the elderly are gunned down, entire neighborhoods are burned and destroyed. It’s true that there are many international meetings and debates ...

“My request, especially to the youth here, is to be the bridge to our fellow countrymen. Let us be the one[s] to bridge the divide among our countrymen despite our differences in how we feel [and] how ...

A blood glucose test measures how much sugar you ... A test given 2 hours after starting a meal measures postprandial plasma glucose. When someone has diabetes, this test is most often done ...

If you want to see where the next MLB collective bargaining agreement negotiations are headed, a pair of stories from the past week could prove useful starting points. For all the talk about ...

DURING secondary response, elicited in sensitized rabbits by means of intravenous injections of the homologous antigen, the number of plasma cells in the spleen increased considerably ...

“BUILDING SOCIAL capital will not be easy, but it is the key to making democracy work,” wrote Robert Putnam, an American political scientist, in 1993. He found that places where people trust ...

Wealth, real or perceived, can dictate access, status and opportunity - and the presence of the diaspora can magnify the class divide. "Nigeria's class system is hard to pinpoint. It's not just ...