Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes
On Dec. 3, 2025, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers announced they can accurately measure blood glucose by…
CSL injects $2.3b into US for valuable blood plasma
On Nov. 18, 2025, CSL, Australia’s largest biotech company announced plans to expand its US presence with a…
Steady glucose-monitor use helps blood-sugar control
On Nov. 5, 2025, a large study of adults with type 2 diabetes showed that those who consistently…
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Alzheimer’s Association Welcomes FDA Clearance of First Blood Test for Use in Primary Care to Rule Out Alzheimer’s-Related Amyloid Pathology
On Oct. 13, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces it has cleared the Elecsys pTau181…
New lab-grown human embryo model produces blood cells
On Oct. 13, 2025, University of Cambridge scientists announced they have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional…
Researchers discover new blood group system – MAL
On Sept. 16, 2024, researchers from the National Health Service Blood and Transplant (Bristol), NHSBT’s International Blood Group…
Blood test for Alzheimer’s highly accurate in large, international study
On Feb. 22, 2022, Washington University in St. Louis announced that a blood test developed at the University’s…
InBios obtained BARDA funding to develop point-of-care COVID-19 test
On Apr. 30, 2020, InBios announced that it had been awarded a contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research…
The Red Cross called for a national blood policy
In 1972, the Red Cross called for a national blood policy to support standardized practices and end paid…
The FDA began to regulate all 7,000 US blood and plasma centers
In 1972, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new Bureau of Biologics began to regulate all 7000 U.S….
Audrey Smith reported the use of glycerol cryoprotectant for red blood cells
In 1950, physician Audrey Smith reported the use of glycerol cryoprotectant for red blood cells. During her work…
Red Cross begins National Blood Donor Service to collect blood for the U.S. military
On Feb. 4, 1941, the Red Cross began a National Blood Donor Service to collect blood for the…
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The U.S. government established a national blood collection program
In 1940, the U.S. government established a national blood collection program. That same year the National Research Council…
Edwin Cohn developed cold ethanol fractionation
In 1940, Edwin Cohn, a professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School, developed cold ethanol fractionation, the…
Charles R Drew began blood processing program for English war victims: Plasma for Britain
In 1940, Charles R. Drew, MD, an African American surgeon and Howard University researcher, began an early blood…
University of Iowa researcher Elmer DeGowin developed the first reliable methods of preserving and shipping blood
In 1938, University of Iowa researcher Elmer DeGowin developed the first reliable methods of preserving and shipping blood,…
Successful blood transfusions from sheep to humans were reported
On Jun. 15, 1667, the first successful blood transfusions from sheep to humans were reported separately by Jean-Baptiste…