The Brazos Valley needs 1,800 donations per month to serve the nine-county area — and right now, they’re falling short.

In a state where heart disease remains a leading health challenge, an Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) researcher is turning to natural alternatives for affordable, effective treatment. American ...

Reports of unusual blood clots in the setting of low platelets associated with COVID-19 vaccines have brought attention to these tiny cell fragments tasked with preventing humans from fatally bleeding ...

Figure 1: α-Granule proteins are concentrated on the surface of COAT-platelets. Dual stimulation of platelets with ionophore A23187 plus thrombin generated more than 95% COAT-platelets (Fig. 1i), ...

Platelets are small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding. It’s possible to develop low or high platelet counts related to a number of health conditions. Platelets are one of the main ...

Blood is made up of various types of cells, namely red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, also known thrombocytes. A lack of platelets in your body may cause symptoms like fatigue, bleeding ...

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 ...

James Michael received funding from NHLBI, grant ID F32 HL139035. Have you ever been in a classroom and wondered to yourself whether the information being presented could be wrong? During graduate ...