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 ...

Scientists at Uppsala University 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 ...

Platelets are behind the cognitive benefits of young blood, exercise and the longevity hormone klotho In a remarkable convergence, scientists have discovered that the same blood factor is responsible ...

Study of the bleeding tendency in uremia in 26 subjects, 10 of whom were bleeding, showed platelet counts and plasma coagulation factors to be normal. There was a significant inverse correlation ...

We investigated the effect of actin filament barbed end uncapping on Arp2/3 complex function both in vivo and in vitro. Arp2/3 complex redistributes rapidly and uniformly to the lamellar edge of ...

Outcomes With Local Therapy and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition in Patients With ALK/ROS1/RET-Rearranged Lung Cancers Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) treatment results in grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia in 8% ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways A high platelet count can lead to blood clots and bleeding, which can ...

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) ...