Anti-doping agencies are tracking levels of various molecules in athletes’ blood and urine over time to increase their ability to detect drug misuse.

A team of Stanford University researchers say that administering young people’s blood plasma to Alzheimer’s patients could improve cognitive function, but the results have been criticized.

Blood donation centers across the U.S. are required to screen samples for signs of the mosquito-borne virus. Some have questioned whether it’s always necessary.

The US Food and Drug Administration approves conditional use of an investigational test for Zika virus.

Field tests fail to show improved prognosis for Ebola-infected patients treated with survivors’ blood plasma.

Plasma-based therapy trials begin in West Africa; NIH-GSK vaccine shows promise in Phase 1; the real statistics

A microfluidic device can safely remove glycerol from thawed red blood cells in minutes, potentially making frozen blood more feasible for routine transfusions.

In the midst of news that engineered organs are being implanted into animals and people, researchers announce the creation of artificial blood for transplant.

A University of Alberta researcher refuses to accept a prestigious scientific award because he thought two of his collaborators should have also been honored.