The American Red Cross is looking to make up for lost time. Officials say that thousands of blood products, such as plasma, platelets, and whole blood, went uncollected after this winter. So, as ...

Blood is drawn from a cannula into a machine that separates out the plasma from blood cells. That plasma is filtered through a column that is supposed to trap microplastics and other undesirable ...

Ways to lower your blood sugar quickly include injecting insulin, taking a missed diabetes medication, exercising, and more. When you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, dangerous spikes in blood glucose ...

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a blood test used to measure the average amount of hemoglobin in your red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissues ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) happens when a blood clot (thrombus) forms deep inside your vein. It usually forms in your legs. But it can happen anywhere. If DVT goes untreated, it can become life ...

Key findings show how CRF mediates the neuroprotective effects of exercise via mechanisms such as improved cerebral blood flow, reduced inflammation, and enhanced neuroplasticity. We summarise ...

Housing makes up most of Australia’s wealth, so more expensive homes concentrated in fewer hands means growing wealth inequality, with a marked generational divide. To unwind inequality ...

The proposed divide-by-6 ILFD employs a modified current-reused topology with second injection and harmonic boosting to enhance the overall LR while maintaining high sensitivity. This architecture ...

It’s synthesized from L-arginine, an essential amino acid. Nitric oxide acts as a vasodilator, which means it helps open blood vessels. As a result, many people take the precursor L-arginine for ...

As the 2024-25 NBA season winds down, injuries are piling up across the league, with teams routinely resting key players to stay healthy for the playoffs. Arguably, the most concerning injury ...

First, the team learned all-star point guard Damian Lillard will be out indefinitely after the discovery of a blood clot (deep vein thrombosis) in his right calf. Then, Giannis Antetokounmpo ...

The digital divide is still a significant issue in post-COVID communities, with underserved populations more at risk of falling behind in new technologies like AI. Socioeconomically disadvantaged ...