When donated blood is in low supply, platelets are even scarcer. These cell fragments, which are essential for blood clotting, have a short shelf life. Whereas whole blood can be refrigerated for up ...

Platelets are central players in inflammatory and thrombotic responses that drive the onset and progression of rheumatic diseases. In particular, they regulate immunothrombosis, a defence mechanism in ...

A new synthetic platelet, small enough to fit in your pocket, might soon save lives at car crash scenes and battlefields.

Researchers investigated belimumab's (Benlysta®) effect on low platelet (thrombocytopenia) and low white blood cell ...

Platelets play a much bigger role in our immune system than previously thought, according to researchers. In addition to their role in coagulation and healing, platelets also act as the immune ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens—without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial ...

Scientists have discovered that platelets are able to reproduce themselves in the circulation. University of Utah researchers led an international team of scientists that is the first to report on the ...

One of the side effects of aspirin is reduced platelet function. Aspirin can potentially make issues with blood clotting worse. Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for low platelet count. Platelets ...

Have you ever been in a classroom and wondered to yourself whether the information being presented could be wrong? During graduate school, I audited a medical school class in which the professor ...

In addition to their well-defined roles in haemostasis and thrombosis, platelets contribute to immune defence by releasing antimicrobial mediators and initiating immune cell recruitment to injured ...

Antiplatelet drugs are one of the main tools used to prevent thrombus formation in people who have had a heart attack or ...

Scientists have made a significant leap towards mass producing platelets - the part of the blood that forms clots. The NHS and University of Cambridge team have discovered how to grow the body's ...