Plasma is the liquid that makes up more than half of the blood in a human body. It is mainly made of water and is pale yellow so is often called ‘straw-coloured’. Platelets are small ...

It takes about 90 minutes to donate plasma, and you should expect to be there for at least two hours because it includes a screening process and a rest period post-donation. The human body ...

With no synthetic substitute for plasma, drug manufacturers rely on a steady stream of human donors to make up their supply. Treating just one patient with plasma therapies for a year takes ...