Enzymes produced by gut bacteria can remove long sugar chains in type A and B blood, leading to improved compatibility with type O. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Blood transfusion, if performed promptly, is a potentially life-saving intervention for someone losing a lot of blood. However, blood comes in several types, some of which are incompatible with others ...

Most people don’t spare a thought for their blood type unless they’re in need of a transfusion — but could yours hold secrets to your health? And is one better than the others? The short answer: No, ...

An attractive alternative would be large-scale production of red blood cells in labs, which can be tuned to have whichever blood type is needed. Scientists have been working towards this goal for ...

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio -- Orange High School student scientists recently had the opportunity to learn firsthand how blood-typing labs operate and to discover their own blood types. Under the direction of ...

Scientists have transfused lab-made red blood cells into a human volunteer in a world-first trial that experts say has major potential for people with hard-to-match blood types or conditions such as ...

Efforts to develop lab-grown blood cells for blood transfusions may soon materialize. Since 2021, the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has been working on RESTORE— a project ...

For the first time, doctors changed the blood type of human lungs — an experimental step toward creating universal organs that could be transplanted into any patient, regardless of blood type. An ...

Orange High School senior Allison Naar has been named the Kiwanis Senior of the Month for January. It is as important to Allison to focus on academic success along with enriching her “free” time with ...

The need to first zero in on a blood group can delay blood transfusions in emergency situations, and this in turn can prove fatal. Thus, to speed up the process, a team of scientists has developed a ...