When the polar vortex froze out residents in much the United States in January, it also sent chills through the U.S. blood system, especially for people who needed platelets. “If you are safely able ...

Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

On June 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of cold-stored apheresis platelets for the resuscitation of bleeding patients. Apheresis platelets are removed from a donor's ...

The free test, which shows blood sugar levels and diabetes risk, is available to American Red Cross donors throughout March.

Existing clot busters have one major drawback: They prevent heart attack by indiscriminately blocking platelet function, thereby increasing the risk of uncontrolled bleeding. Now, a research team led ...

Researchers have created nanoparticles that mimic the effects of blood platelets to stop heavy bleeding. Biomedical engineer and research lead, Anirban Sen Gupta, said: “This is the next step in ...

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 ...

A cut presumably draws blood anywhere in the universe, whether in an Earthly suburb or on some future interstellar voyage yet ...

HI, JAMES. HI. JIM STIERS, A FAMILIAR FACE. AND ARM AT THE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH BLOOD DONOR CENTER. I’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME. THE 70 YEAR OLD IS A RECORD PLATELET DONOR. HIS STATS? HE’S ...