Scientists say the powdered synthetic platelets could help save trauma patients in ambulances, on battlefields and in remote areas ...

Scientists are working to develop an artificial blood that can be available for medics to use in an emergency when regular blood is not available. (Eli Meir Kaplan for NPR) Tens of thousands of people ...

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In an April 21 video report, Defense News Weekly described the powdered blood as “game changing innovation.” The product is shelf-stable synthetic blood designed and packaged for use in the field and ...

Clinical trials to explore the use of universal artificial blood are underway in Japan after initial volunteer doses began in March. The research, led by Professor Hiromi Sakai's laboratory, plans to ...

New research could soon change emergency medicine and make it easier for first responders to stop bleeding anywhere in the ...

Tens of thousands of people bleed to death each year in the United States before they can get to a hospital. That's because ambulances, medical helicopters and military medics can't routinely carry ...