New research suggesting a improved method for extracting lithium by applying plasma technology has been recently published. On the 31st of January, the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy(KFE) announced ...

Photograph to illustrate a story in Health on efforts to actually grow meat in a lab. known as ' In vitro meat' , also known as laboratory grown meat. In recent years, some scientists are ...

For 20 years, I’ve relied on a drug made from other people’s blood parts to keep myself upright. I’ve had dozens, maybe hundreds of infusions by now, and each time I wonder whose blood plasma was ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a fraction of blood plasma; its concentration of platelets is of great value in regenerative medicine as they are essential in accelerating healing and repairing tissue.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." During our conversation, Kathleen McLaughin, author of Blood Money: The Story of Life, Death, and Profit ...

In the ICU, we use blood—sometimes, by the gallon. A patient with, say, a gushing stomach ulcer might need transfusion after transfusion to keep the heart beating until the hemorrhage stops. Such ...