A critical component of #healthcare, #blood #transfusions play a vital role in saving lives around the globe every day. The demand for O–negative blood — the universal donor type — often exceeds supply and donations have a limited shelf life. Looking to address the issue are a group of #Japanese scientists led by Hiromi Sakai at Nara #Medical University. They’ve developed a new type of artificial blood that can be used in patients of any blood type. https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/tech-trends/japanese-scientists-develop-artificial-blood/

More than 60,000 people in the U.S. #bleed to death every year from #trauma. It’s a leading cause of preventable death. #Blood #EMS #transfusions https://buff.ly/3EJpNta

Why are #Blood #Transfusions So Tricky? : Medium

Largest #Brain map ever reveals #FruitFly’s neurons in exquisite detail : Nature

With #AI Tools, Scientists Can Crack the Code of Life ($) : WIRED

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#NHS appeals for #TypeO#BloodDonations after #CybeAttack delays #transfusions - https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/10/nhs-appeals-for-o-type-blood-donations-after-cyber-attack-delays-transfusions
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😶 More than 3,000 people have #died in the UK after being #infected with #HIV and #hepatitisC in the 1970s and 1980s after receiving #transfusions or blood products from the #NHS.

This afternoon, #RishiSunak will #apologise to the #thousands of #victims of the #scandal which the Infected Blood Inquiry has found could and should have been avoided.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/infected-blood-scandal-report-official-inquiry-compensation-b1158918.html

“How a gut bacteria could make blood of all types universal, radically changing transfusion medicine.”

—r/t Eric Topol
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01663-4
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01682-1 #blood #medicine #Transfusions

_The Evening Post_, 31 Mar 1924:
WOMEN IN PRINT.
…
An interesting development of modern medical efforts is contained in the following paragraph:—“The medical superintendent of the Christchurch Hospital is seeking volunteers to establish a service of healthy young adults who are prepared to furnish, when required, a limited amount of blood to be transfused into a patient requiring blood. The donor will be asked to allow his blood to be tested to ascertain that it is suitable for transfusion, after which he or she may be called upon when requested, and will then be given a fee of £2 2s [ca. $250 today] in return for the blood taken.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240331.2.134
#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #BloodDonations #Transfusions

#Blood #transfusions can have serious side effects, with #allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs) being particularly prevalent among children.
#Biology #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2024/03/bio03132401.html

Startling Findings – New Study Indicates That Brain Hemorrhage Risk Can Be Transmitted Through Blood Transfusions
A new study indicates that factors causing spontaneous brain hemorrhages might be transmitted through blood transfusions, but the risk is very low. The research further supports the hypothesis that cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) could be spread between individuals.
https://scitechdaily.com/startling-findings-new-study-indicates-that-brain-hemorrhage-risk-can-be-transmitted-through-blood-transfusions/ #Brain #Hemorrhage #Risk #Transmitted #Blood #Transfusions #cerebral #amyloid #angiopathy