COVID-19 triggers hyperactivity in platelets leading to the formation of more blood clots in some patients. Photo credit: Getty Images Changes in blood platelets triggered by COVID-19 could contribute ...

A new study created a score to identify patients with platelet hyperreactivity and risk of related, future cardiovascular disease. Platelets are circulating cell fragments known to clump up and form ...

Randomized trials of platelet function and genetic testing to guide antiplatelet decisions following PCI have produced notoriously mixed results: now, an updated consensus document aims to fill some ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Yartemlea ® (narsoplimab-wuug) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 2 years and older with hematopoietic stem cell transplant ...

CHICAGO -- Intracavernosal platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections were no better than placebo for treating mild-to-moderate erectile dysfunction, a randomized, single-center trial found. At 1 month ...

Like whole blood for transplants, platelets are perpetually in short supply. But these sticky cell fragments come with an added challenge—while whole blood can be kept for as long as 35 days after ...

As people grow older, visible changes like gray hair and weaker muscles are only part of the story. Aging also affects the immune system. One major ...

Scientists at Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded funding to investigate how carbon monoxide exposure affects blood ...