Benefits of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19 Still Unclear
Despite some anecdotal evidence, scientists still don't have high-quality data showing that the treatment actually works
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How Blood is Providing Insights into COVID-19 Mysteries
Research involving blood vessels, type, and proteins may help us determine who is most likely to get sick and how severe their illness will be
Researchers Find New Way to Detect Blood Clots
Texas A&M biomedical engineering researchers designed a medical device that mimics blood vessels to design and monitor drugs for patients with clotting disorders
Researchers Reveal Origins of Complex Hemoglobin
A new study has revealed that complex structures can evolve through surprisingly simple mechanisms
New Tool Helps Distinguish the Cause of Blood Clots
A tool that uses machine-learning technology can distinguish the cause of different types of blood clots based on subtle differences in their shape
Overcoming Challenges in Plasma Sample Prep
The product is only as good as the process
At-Home Blood Donation Service Launched for COVID-19 Patients Who Want to Help Develop New Drugs and Vaccines
BSC is collecting blood samples from sick and recovered COVID-19 patients to assist in developing COVID-19 therapies, vaccines, and diagnostic biomarkers
New Blood Donor Center Opens to Support Boston-Area Research into COVID-19 Therapies, Vaccines, and Diagnostics
Located on the Tufts University Medford, MA campus, this new donor center will enable delivery of fresh blood, leukopaks, and buffy coats for COVID-19, cell, and gene therapy research within hours of collection
Researchers Identify Potential Formula for Blood Cancer Vaccine
Study is the first to experimentally determine which byproducts from the mutation of tumors have the ability to provoke the immune system into recognizing and killing cancer cells in multiple myeloma patients