Your regular donation of blood could be doing some good for your own health. Researchers have found early evidence that blood donation can trigger helpful changes in the cells that replenish our ...

The guidelines discourage replacement blood donation by which donors are paid by the family of the recipient. “This often involves coercion and/or payment, which compromises the safety of the blood.

We give blood to save someone else’s life. It turns out that this altruistic act could also improve the donor’s health. But they might have to give a lot of blood over time for that effect. A study ...