The GLBT wing of Amnesty recently highlighted that in the UK, the National Blood Service still refuses donations of blood from gay men. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Blood donors typically get juice, a cookie and a thank you, but the local Red Cross has parked a new car outside a hospital to entice more people to help ease a blood shortage. The pearl white 2007 Lincoln MKX crossover vehicle has a sign that reads: "Win this car. Give Blood." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to generate blood -- a feat that could eventually lead to endless supplies of type O-negative blood, a rare blood type prized by doctors for its versatility picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

Blood Energy Potion looks like real blood and comes in a resealable, transfusion-style blood bag. picked by suebe 4 weeks ago

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have apparently found a way to convert blood of any group into "O negative" type blood, which can be donated to people of all blood groups. picked by rambler 3 years ago

Scientists have developed an artificial plastic blood which could act as a substitute in emergencies.

sounds good to me, no more blood banks, no more shortages, and best of all no more risk of receiving contaminated blood. picked by Nicky666 3 years ago

A Rockwood teen is dealing with a medical mystery. Without warning, he cries blood. Now, his family is making a desperate plea for help.

**Video in link picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

A 22-year-old woman died within a few hours of giving birth to twins because, as a Jehovah's Witness, she was not allowed to accept a blood transfusion. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A radio station in Edmonton AB, had a college student on the air Halloween morning where he drank a pint of his own blood fresh from the tap. picked by drivebypunch 1 year ago

A woman who stabbed her tied-up lover so she could drink his blood has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Middle-aged people who smoke or have high blood pressure or diabetes are more likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a new study.
Researchers suggest that controlling cardiovascular risk factors in midlife may prevent dementia later on.

Bad for the heart, bad for the brain. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

People with type O blood have a lower risk of developing pancreatic cancer (yay), say US researchers.

The researchers believe the study may also help explain what causes one of the deadliest kinds of cancer. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A team of Canadian surgeons got a shock when the patient they were operating on began shedding dark greenish-black blood, the Lancet reports.
The man emulated Star Trek's Mr Spock - the Enterprise's science officer who supposedly had green Vulcan blood. picked by nicky666 2 years ago

"In a series of nightmarish experiments straight out of a horror flick, scientists at a leading university have killed dozens of dogs — then brought them back to life. The hapless pooches, who have their blood drained for up to three hours, are being reanimated in a bid to develop the use of suspended animation to help humans who are injured in combat or crime." This was three ye... read full post picked by Jetka 2 years ago

A highly sensitive microchip may help doctors detect rare traces of cancer circulating in the bloodstream.The device can isolate, count and analyze circulating tumor cells from a blood sample. These circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, are the tiniest fragments of tumors, which are carried in the blood. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Scientists at the University of Bonn have discovered a new rare type of haemoglobin. The new haemoglobin type appears optically to be transporting little oxygen. Measurements of the blood oxygen level therefore present a similar picture to patients suffering from an inherited cardiac defect. After examining two patients, the scientists now understand that the new type of haemoglobin distorts the l... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Blood tests taken over the past year may help show part of Cumbria in northwest England was a Viking stronghold picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

Yeast cells feeding on the glucose in human blood might one day power implants such as pacemakers. A living source of power that is able to regenerate itself would eliminate the need for regular operations to replace batteries. picked by bingo 8 months ago

A Cambodian man was arrested after injecting a woman with his own blood in a bizarre scheme to win her affections. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Dogs can give blood too! (for other dogs, of course) picked by mahler87 2 years ago