Discover how Huntsville's Regenesis clinic tackles joint pain with innovative treatments like platelet-rich plasma and stem ...

When donated blood is in low supply, platelets are even scarcer. These cell fragments, which are essential for blood clotting, have a short shelf life. Whereas whole blood can be refrigerated for up ...

Platelets have been shown to cover a broad range of functions. Besides their role in hemostasis, they have immunological functions and thus participate in the interaction between pathogens and host ...

The Red Cross’s fall appeal highlights a fragile part of American health care: a lifesaving blood component that must be replenished every five to seven days, write Robert Glatter and Peter Papadakos.

Platelets are uniquely mammalian cells, and are the small cells of the blood that are critical for us to stop bleeding when we cut ourselves. They are also a central part of the process of thrombosis, ...

Platelets cannot be manufactured and have a short shelf life, yet can be life-saving in patients undergoing chemotherapy, ...

Versiti has become the 10th U.S. blood center to adopt the Reveos™ Automated Blood Processing System from Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (Terumo BCT). Combined with the Lumia™ Software Platform, ...

Platelets play a much bigger role in our immune system than previously thought, according to researchers. In addition to their role in coagulation and healing, platelets also act as the immune ...

However, blood collection is coming under pressure as many regular donors are temporarily unable to donate after contracting ...

In addition to their well-defined roles in haemostasis and thrombosis, platelets contribute to immune defence by releasing antimicrobial mediators and initiating immune cell recruitment to injured ...