blood

Artificial blood 'will be manufactured in factories'

Posted in Medicine on 15th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Wellcome Trust-funded stem cell research has produced red blood cells fit for transfusion into humans, paving the way for the mass production of blood

Injected microparticles shown to greatly reduce heart attack damage

Posted in Medicine on 19th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

An injection of polymer nanoparticles could save the lives of heart attack victims.

Heart attack 'leaves cellular trace'

Posted in Medicine on 11th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

Patients who have a heart attack have unique cells floating in their blood, say US researchers.

'Sticky balls' may stop cancer spreading

Posted in Medicine on 8th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

Cancer-killing "sticky balls" can destroy tumour cells in the blood and may prevent cancers spreading, early research suggests.

Startup Hopes One Drop of Blood Could Diagnose All Types of Cancer

Posted in Medicine on 27th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

A silver bullet test to diagnose all cancers.