In 1957, Thomas Chang, an undergraduate at McGill University, decided his research project would be to make the first artificial cell and from this project reported the preparation of artificial red blood cells. That project grew into today's dynamic...

Blood substitutes, often called artificial blood, are used to fill fluid volume and/or carry oxygen and other blood gases in the cardiovascular system. Although commonly used, the term is not accurate since human blood performs many important functions....

The effort to develop substitutes for human blood, for use in emergencies from highways to battlefields, suffered a setback Thursday. In response to a lawsuit, the Food and Drug Administration canceled what was to have been a closed-door meeting Friday...

A former amateur mountain bike racer from Boulder, Colo., has accused Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen of trying to trick him into carrying illicit doping materials into Italy five years ago.Whitney Richards said Rasmussen asked him to carry a pair of cycling shoes in...

The public has a right to know more about the risks and benefits of emergency research performed on victims of trauma, cardiac arrest and stroke without their informed consent, experts told federal health officials Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration...

Wall Street extended its rally Friday after reports showed inflation remained tame in November and industrial production rose for the first time in two months amid increased output by automobile makers.The data underscored a sense in the market that the economy is slowing at a...