Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains what you need to know before you try Platelet-Rich Plasma ...

Acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood. Learn about outlook and survival rates for this cancer.

As surprising as it may sound, your elbows can be more than just joints—they can actually reflect internal health issues. Dry, flaky skin that won’t heal even with the most expensive cream, or dark, ...

Platelets are an essential component of the blood that helps with clotting. Learn how to increase platelet count naturally with foods, vitamins, and supplements.

Thrombocytopenia is a low concentration of platelets in the blood. The main causes are medication side effects and underlying conditions.

The mean platelet volume (MPV) test measures platelet size. Learn about what to expect, as well as what high MPV and low MPV means.

Platelets are small, anucleate entities that bud from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Among circulating cells, platelets are the most abundant cell, traditionally involved in regulating the balance ...

Main Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a potent inducer of growth and motility in several cell types such as fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and smooth muscle cells.

The Takeaway Living with chronic immune thrombocytopenia can be challenging, and it is especially important to support your platelet count through diet.

Why do some patients with precursors to bone marrow cancer never develop the disease? Researchers from the Department of Forensic Medicine at Aarhus University have discovered that some cells ...

Monitoring platelet counts, managing symptoms, staying on top of treatment: Life with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) can be stressful. Take these steps to help minimize the challenges of ITP.