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Researchers find association between donor age, female sex and transfusion outcomes
Accepted submission by jmorris mailto:jmorrisNO@SPAMbeau.org
at 2016-07-12 01:45:52
Some more non-settled science, courtesy of medicalpress.com [medicalxpress.com]:
A large Canadian study has shown a link between blood donor characteristics and transfusion recipients' outcomes. This is the first study to suggest that red blood cell transfusions from young donors and from female donors may be associated with poorer survival in recipients.
Guess the old simple classification system of sorting all blood into a couple of types was too simple. Just because blood doesn't cause an instant life threatening reaction doesn't mean it is totally compatible.
And like any good science article, the conclusion is "more research is needed!"
A long-forgotten loved one will appear soon.
Buy the negatives at any price.
