Prophylactic Platelet Transfusion May Help Avert Bleeding Researchers from the United Kingdom and Australia have found that patients not receiving prophylactic platelet transfusions may be at higher… December 28, 2012
Matrix-Assisted Laser Deabsorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Shows Promise for Blood Group Genotyping A collaborative project between researchers in Switzerland and Germany suggests that matrix-assisted laser deabsorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF… December 21, 2012
Donor Deferral of MSM May Inappropriately Conflate Group Membership with Individual Risk A review from researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy of deferring… December 21, 2012
VIDEO: Telltale Signs of Progress in the Management of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura TTP, is a rare blood disorder characterized by microscopic clots throughout blood vessels in the body. TTP can cause catastrophic damage… December 14, 2012
HLA-haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation May be Alternative Cure for Sickle Cell Patients Researchers have shown that bone marrow transplantation using related HLA-haploidentical donors may be a safe and effective cure for sickle… December 7, 2012
VIDEO: Therapeutic Platelet Transfusion for Patients with Hematological Malignancies In a trial conducted by German hematology and oncology researchers, and reported in The Lancet, therapeutic platelet transfusion may be… November 29, 2012
Researchers Identify Gene Which Regulates Heme Synthesis A team of researchers led by Dr. Dhvanit Shah of Harvard Medical School has shown that mitochondrial ATPase inhibitory factor… November 20, 2012
VIDEO: Prion Filtration To Reduce Transfusion-Transmitted Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD is a rare but fatal non-inflammatory neurodegenerative condition. Its origin in humans stems from the ingestion of beef from… November 14, 2012
Increased Plasma and Platelet Transfusion Ratios Associated with Decreased Mortality A recently published prospective cohort study of ten level I trauma centers in the US suggests that increased ratios of… November 7, 2012
Recurrence of ABO Blood Groups Stems From Trans-Species Polymorphism Researchers have new evidence that the ABO blood groups come from a trans-species polymorphism among distantly related species that has… November 7, 2012
