Even among the exclusive club of blood donors, those who give platelets are rare. Those lifesaving heroes come in as many as 24 times a year to make sure platelets ...

Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide, with excessive platelet activity and blood clots (thrombosis) playing a key role. While intermittent fasting is known for its ...

Platelets are abundant in blood, where they maintain the integrity of the vasculature. Megakaryocytes, the cells responsible for platelet genesis, produce membrane protrusions from which as many as ...

A new UCSF study shows that the human lungs have just as many blood-producing stem cells as bone marrow. These stem cells are ...

Inderjit Singh, the founder and president of the social organization Aaghaz, was honored for donating platelets 23 times. The recognition ceremony was held at the Central Gurudwara Prabandhak ...

Inderjit Singh, the founder and president of the social organization Aaghaz, was honored for donating platelets 23 times. The recognition ceremony was held at the Central Gurudwara Prabandhak ...

Lymphoma causes symptoms of organ failure before death. Learn what patients in palliative or hospice care could experience ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion ...

The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a “prolonged asthmatic crisis” and low platelets, the Vatican said, but was alert and ...

Pope Francis, 88, rested during a peaceful ninth night at Rome's Gemelli Hospital after a respiratory crisis and blood ...