Blood plasma is the clear liquid part of the blood. It contains water, some enzymes, antibodies, and proteins. They use it to create products that can help folks with blood clotting disorders and other diseases.To get just the clear liquid part:...
Companies like Prolacta and Medolac are in the lucrative business of buying breast milk from lactating mothers for $1 an ounce. They then concentrate it, fortify it and sells it to hospitals for as much as $180 per ounce for very premature babies. Surely, these companies are providing a ne...
The day before donation, NMDP put me up in a hotel near the New York Blood Center (the location where I donated). I was instructed to get plenty of sleep and to eat a big breakfast before donation. Once at the Blood Center, I was escorted to a spacious donation room where two other...
When donating plasma, just like when you have a blood test, the whole blood is taken. However, only the plasma component of the blood is retained. During plasmapheresis, a machine takes your blood and separates the plasma part of it into a container. Once your plasma is collected, your re...
Obviously, there is a kinship that you have with a blood relative that you can’t explain. And, I definitely have that more with my real dad than I did with Gary. When my real dad went through colon cancer, I sure wished I could have donated a colon to him! But, luckily, he has...
Their blood samples were collected through a terminal cardiac puncture in mice. Serum samples were then analyzed to study hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Nephrotoxicity also causes electrolyte disturbances. Thus, serum electrolytes’ levels were also measured. In vivo apoptosis detection in the gut Gut...
Another benefit of donating plasma besides making money and saving lives is that you can also donate blood too. Yes, you’ll have to wait eight weeks after donating whole blood before you can donate plasma again, but it’s something to keep in mind if you don’t have to rely on the ...
There are sperm banks in almost any major city these days. However, finding them isn’t as easy as, say, a blood donation center. That’s because sperm donation is kind of discrete. Thankfully, there is a website that makes it very easy to find a paid sperm donation center near you...