Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse models, these platelets have proved to help preserve the vascular barrier which makes blood-vessel walls ...

Blood platelets that interact with liver cells and immune cells play a major role in the development of fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver inflammation and liver cancer, scientists from ...

Use of platelet function testing during dual antiplatelet therapy, including a P2Y12 antagonist, in acute coronary syndromes does not improve clinical outcomes. Researchers at King's College London ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, researchers investigated the role of platelets in the adverse immune response against a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...

Mesenchymal stem cells are both a success story and underperformers. Globally, there are 10 approved MSC-based therapies in nearly as many indications, although none of them have been approved by the ...

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 ...

Managing drug dosage is critical to the overall success of pharmaceutical intervention, not only in the clinic but also in clinical trials. Inadequate dose management of certain drugs can have fatal ...

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 ...

Changes in blood platelets triggered by COVID-19 could contribute to the onset of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious complications in some patients who have the disease, according to University ...