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NEHA KARL MONDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2014 Using just two tablespoons of blood, scientists have managed to grow a brand new blood vessel in a week – revolutionising the method used for creating new tissue with stem cells. Image: science photo/Shutterstock Three years ago, a patient who was missing the vein that connects the gastrointestinal […]
Did you know that you can reduce your risk of heart disease and save a life at the same time? That’s right! According to studies published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, blood donors are 88% less likely to suffer a heart attack and 33% less likely to suffer any type of cardiovascular […]
photo credit: jomilo75, “Tiger tops,” via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Individuals with a rare blood type may have an increased risk of developing memory problems later in life, new research has found. According to the study, which has been published in Neurology, people with AB blood were almost twice as likely to develop cognitive impairment as individuals with […]
Many of us have been victims of blood shortage when our near and dear ones need it the most. We rush to blood bank located at Bhrikutimandap just to hear that there is shortage of the blood group that we need. Then we stand there calling our friends, relatives to donate blood. Thanks to Rotary […]
Blood donation is something that we all want to do but never get around actually doing it either due to fear or the number of myths surrounding it. Today we’ll bust 7 such common myths and present the corresponding facts regarding them. Myth 1: Blood type is common so no need to donate Fact: There is a constant […]
A small effort from Club 25 Nepal in awaking those who have mis-understanding in Blood Donation.. Donate Blood: Save Life Every Blood Donor is a Hero.
When a transfusion is given, it’s preferable for patients to receive blood of the same ABO and Rh(D) group. However, in an emergency, if the required blood group isn’t available, a patient may be given another group as shown below.
Two million red blood cells die every second. There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. Seven percent of a humans body weight is made up of blood. In the early nineteenth century some advertisements claimed that riding the carousel was good for the circulation of blood. Each day 400 gallons […]
