Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists used donor stem cells to grow red blood cells in a laboratory. A clinical trial of these cells is underway to see if ...

Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans for the first time in a landmark clinical trial. Two patients in the U.K. have so far received tiny doses of the lab-grown blood as part of ...

Medical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for physicians to diagnose and treat disease, dating back thousands of years. Unfortunately, laboratory medicine as a ...

Mercy Health — Lorain Hospital’s laboratory team demonstrated incredible dedication recently by hosting a blood drive during ...

Share on Pinterest Could lab-grown blood fill an important gap in blood availability? Image credit: Frank Molter/picture alliance via Getty Images. Blood plays a vital role in the health of the body, ...

Scientists are working to grow the rarest blood type in the world in a lab, an effort that could have huge ramifications for medicine. The blood type in question, Rh null, is found in just 50 people ...

A clinical trial will test the viability of lab-grown blood cells for transfusions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two people in ...

A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of blood every year in Canada and much more worldwide. Most hospitals use standard tubes ...

Human volunteers in the near future will test out blood created from engineered stem cells. Someday facilities could make type O on demand, like real-life Tru Blood factories. Freelancer Michael ...

Scientists used donor stem cells to grow red blood cells in a laboratory. A clinical trial of these cells is underway to see if they last longer in the body compared to regular donor blood. Lab-grown ...