When skin is cut or damaged, tiny cell fragments circulating in the blood, called platelets, arrive at the injury and spread out to stop the blood from leaking out. Once enough layers of platelets ...

When skin is cut or damaged, tiny cell fragments circulating in the blood, called platelets, arrive at the injury and spread out to stop the blood ...

Platelets are an important component of whole blood that helps with clotting. They are often needed by trauma patients, ...

Until recently, researchers believed that platelet spreading and clot contraction were controlled by the same pathway. However a recent study from Thomas Jefferson University researchers challenges ...

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, occurs when a blood clot forms in veins deep within the body, usually in the legs. If left ...

Platelets are an important component of whole blood that helps with clotting. They are often needed by trauma patients, ...

Q: I was recently asked if I take a blood thinner. I wasn’t sure how to answer the question because I occasionally take ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type—the blood stem cell. An ...

The European Commission has approved Rytelo treatment in transfusion-dependent anemia due to very low–, low– or ...

Fish oil supplements, delivering higher EPA doses, significantly reduced the number and procoagulant activity of ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type – the blood stem cell. An ...