Blood plasma is a light yellow liquid that makes up about half of a person’s blood. Blood plasma is vital for fighting infection, maintaining correct blood pH levels, helping blood to clot, and ...

The neurological benefits of exercise are transferred through circulating blood factors, according to a new study, which shows that aged, sedentary mice that received plasma transfusions from ...

A medical company that collects blood plasma seeks to open its first facility in Connecticut, a 38-bed donation center in part of a shuttered Manchester supermarket. CSL Plasma has applied to gut and ...

Odds are you’ve been asked to donate blood before — maybe even from us at The Star recently, as we prepare for a blood drive on Tuesday. And you’ve maybe heard the request for donations even more over ...

The kidneys contain millions of microscopic blood vessels known as peritubular capillaries. These vessels recapture helpful nutrients like glucose and minerals and return them to your bloodstream for ...

A new study by bioengineers at the University of California (UC), Berkeley has revealed an interesting new pathway in efforts to fight off the effects of aging. The team’s research has shown how ...

For years, scientists have known that the anti-aging hormone klotho, infusions of young blood, and exercise each improve brain function in older mice. But they didn’t know why. Now, two UC San ...

It sounds like gothic horror, but studies have shown that giving elderly mice transfusions of blood plasma from younger mice can rejuvenate their cells, reversing some of the effects of aging. In a ...

The aged bathe in the restorative waters of the mythical fountain of youth in this 1546 oil painting by German Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder. Scientists have turned to studies of blood to ...