Our study showed that children with T1DM have elevated platelet volume, wider platelet size distribution width and increased percentage of large platelets. We also found that platelet count was ...

New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has identified a protein that may control blood clotting by keeping blood platelets from sticking together. New ...

Transfusion guidelines regarding platelet-count thresholds before the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) offer conflicting recommendations because of a lack of good-quality evidence. The ...

SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah researchers led an international team of scientists that is the first to report on the previously undescribed ability of platelets to reproduce themselves in the ...

Researchers have found that a new kind of gene therapy led to a dramatic decline in bleeding events in dogs with naturally occurring hemophilia A, a serious and costly bleeding condition. Researchers ...

Myeloproliferative disorders include several different conditions that are characterized by excess production of blood cells ...

Thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune bleeding disorder in which the number of platelets in the blood is significantly lower than usual. The bone marrow produces platelets, which are blood cells that help ...

What Is the Platelet Aggregation Test? A platelet aggregation test is a blood test that looks at how well your blood cells called platelets clump together and clot. It is sometimes called a platelet ...

Erin Gregory has served the health and wellness industry in a variety of roles, including as a certified fitness instructor and team coordinator, varsity athlete and YMCA director. She is passionate ...