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Research.Education.Discovery Blog
The Research.Education.Discovery blog showcases Canadian Blood Services’ work and explains the basic science behind what we do. We invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improvements in everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients.
These R.E.D. blog posts are republished from Canadian Blood Services’ main website. See all blogs at blood.ca/RED.
April 17, 2024
Dr. Travis Sztainert
Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that undermines blood's regular clotting mechanism. There are two types of hemophilia, known as hemophilia A and hemophilia B, which are caused by a shortage or
April 9, 2024
Abby Wolfe
Canadian Blood Services has multiple competitive funding programs open to Canadian researchers that pursue projects related to our research priorities. Since 2017, Canadian Blood Services’ Blood
January 9, 2024
Abby Wolfe
To ensure ethical integrity is maintained in research activities, Canadian Blood Services’ independent Research Ethics Board (REB) reviews all research applications involving human participants that
December 15, 2023
Aldis Brennan
Another year, another set of research, education, and discovery blogs. Here’s the top viewed articles of 2023:
5. Investigating the impact of age and diabetic status on blood product |
December 14, 2023
Tricia Abe
Every year Canadian Blood Services publishes a report highlighting its achievements in research and development. By integrating research and development into the Canadian blood system, Canadian Blood
November 28, 2023
Abby Wolfe
Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post
November 23, 2023
Dr. Travis Sztainert
Canadian Blood Services works to provide a steady supply of blood and blood products for Canadian patients in need. Frequent blood and platelet donors have played a significant role in sustaining this
November 14, 2023
Colton Strong
Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post
October 31, 2023
Dr. Teresa Skelton
Blood is listed on the World Health Organization List of Essential Medicines. It is lifesaving and prescribed by physicians in every country in the world. Yet, health care providers in many of these