Red blood cells are important mediators of the innate immune system. Depending on the cellular environment, these cells either activate the immune system or maintain the system in a dormant state. In ...

Transfusion Alter Transfusion Med. 2008;10(3):92-101. The initial storage temperature of whole blood determines which components can be produced from it (Figure 1). Because platelet function rapidly ...

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion, according to the American Red Cross. “Blood transfusion is a highly critical, life-saving clinical procedure for a variety of patients, ...

Cigarette smoking is prevalent worldwide and causes numerous diseases, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke (CS) causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, and has held back the ...

Our bodies still hold plenty of secrets, and scientists have just uncovered a doozy: the lungs play a key role in producing blood. Until now, this task was ascribed solely to bone marrow, but studies ...