Platelets (also called thrombocytes) are small blood cell fragments made by your bone marrow. They help form blood clots to stop you from bleeding when you've been injured. Platelets are small ...

When Mel Barrentine's wife was diagnosed with cancer, he became her platelet donor. To this day, he still regularly donates ...

Platelets tend to cluster in lung blood vessels in people with decompensated pulmonary hypertension, increasing their risk of ...

As holiday celebrations continue into December, the American Red Cross encourages donors to keep the blood supply top of mind by giving blood or platelets this month.

In an individual affected by dengue, platelets play a critical role. Platelets are the blood cells in the bone marrow. A healthy individual has 1.5 lakhs to 4 lakhs of blood platelets. Dengue can ...

This shows an introductory diagram of the work describing the basic understanding of how platelets may kill malaria parasites inside red blood cells. This image relates to a paper that appeared in ...

"The demand for single donor platelets (SDP) has risen from 1–2 units per day to 3–5 units daily," she added. "Platelets are essential for blood clotting, and low levels can lead to serious ...

Schmidt, Brian M. and Holmes, Crystal M. 2017. Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Pedal Procedures in the Thrombocytopenic Patient. The International Journal of Lower ...

There are four components - or parts - of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. Blood carries things you need, like oxygen and glucose, and waste products ...

Eligible individuals are encouraged to make donating blood a priority, especially those with type O blood and those giving platelets. To celebrate 30 years of "Friends," all who come to give Nov ...