The discovery of the 48th recognized blood group, called "Gwada-negative", began when the woman's blood plasma reacted against every potential donor sample tested, including those from her own ...

The ABO-Rh system of blood group typing is an immensely successful method that helps medical professionals safely perform blood transfusions throughout the world. Scientists from the French Blood ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 100 million cases and caused immense burdens on governments and healthcare systems worldwide. Since its emergence in December 2019, research has been ...

The discovery of a new blood group, MAL, has solved a 50-year-old mystery. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (Bristol), NHSBT's International Blood Group Reference Laboratory (IBGRL) and the ...

The unborn baby was in trouble. Its mother’s doctors, at a UK hospital, knew there was something wrong with the fetus’s blood, so they decided to perform an emergency C-section many weeks before the ...

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Dyslipidaemia is the main risk-factor for heart disease 1, and can lead to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques 2 which can narrow the coronary arteries, causing life-threatening blockages. High ...