This April, the American Red Cross urges individuals to give lifesaving blood or platelets now as seasonal travel ramps up.

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 ...

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, and a greater probability for the cancer to spread ...

Abnormal prothrombin consumption was found only in bleeding subjects despite normal numbers of platelets and plasma ... phosphorus, arterial-blood pH and creatinine clearances.

The American Red Cross is calling on donors to give blood or platelets in April as seasonal travel ramps up and regular donors’ giving patterns may be disrupted. Type O blood and platelets are ...

In April, the American Red Cross urges individuals to give lifesaving blood or platelets now as seasonal travel ramps up.

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati Reds are teaming up to save local patients, offering an ...

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 ...