After more than 10 years of research, scientists are getting closer to solving one of the biggest issues in kidney transplants: blood type compatibility.

This kidney is receiving an enzyme that changes its blood type to that of a universal donor. (Credit: UBC/Nature Biomedical Engineering) The existence of different blood types is one of the most ...

Scientists have taken a decisive step toward ending one of transplant medicine’s most stubborn bottlenecks: the need to match donor organs to a recipient’s blood type. By chemically reengineering a ...

Blood‐compatible polymers are central to the advancement of biomedical materials, particularly in the design of implants and medical devices that interface with blood. Their performance is largely ...

EVERYONE HAS a blood group, defined by the characteristic chains of sugar molecules, or antigens, that protrude from their red blood cells like spikes on a hedgehog’s back. Not all these groups are ...

Kidney transplantation is often seen as a lifeline for people with end-stage kidney disease. It can give patients a second chance at life. But the roa.

OneBlood: Just 5% of Black Americans donate blood Patients such as those with sickle cell disease rely on donor diversity Life-saving transfusions go beyond matching blood type Don’t faint, don’t ...