Background: Psoriasis is a T-cell mediated inflammatory disease that is associated with elevated cardiovascular (CV) risk. Platelets are key players in psoriasis CV risk development through their role ...

Swansea University has helped uncover a surprising new role for platelets—one that could significantly advance early cancer detection. The study, led by the University of Oxford and published in ...

A ground-breaking study has introduced a novel, image-based blood test that could significantly enhance the way doctors manage and personalise treatment for coronary artery disease (CAD), a leading ...

HI, JAMES. HI. JIM STIERS, A FAMILIAR FACE. AND ARM AT THE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH BLOOD DONOR CENTER. I’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME. THE 70 YEAR OLD IS A RECORD PLATELET DONOR. HIS STATS? HE’S ...

Heart disease, a leading cause of death in Western countries, often refers to a condition called atherosclerosis. This disease is characterized by the buildup of plaque in arteries, which narrows them ...

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that, once formed, platelet aggregates may injure underlying cerebrovascular endothelium. Such injury could make the same site selectively attractive ...

Platelets, or cell fragments in blood that help stop or prevent bleeding, tend to cluster in lung blood vessels of people with decompensated pulmonary hypertension (PH), a lung disease characterized ...

Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare blood clotting disorder. It’s caused by genetic mutations that affect your platelets, and it can make you more prone to excess bleeding. Chances are, you don’t ...