Platelets are tiny cell fragments in your blood that help form clots and stop bleeding. Nearly 50% of donated platelets go to cancer patients. With a shelf life of only five days, hospitals rely on a ...

Heavy snowfall in North Carolina blocked road deliveries of critical blood platelets, leaving ECU Health in Greenville facing ...

After storms disrupted area collections, New Jersey issued an alert warning that the state has less than a week's supply of ...

When the polar vortex froze out residents in much the United States in January, it also sent chills through the U.S. blood system, especially for people who needed platelets. “If you are safely able ...

Treatment for stage 2 essential thrombocythemia is highly personalized. Not every patient requires medication right away, and ...

One of the main challenges in clinical oncology is the prevention of postsurgical cancer recurrence, which originates from residual microscopic tumour tissue and/or circulating tumour cells (CTCs) ...

Because of the recent winter weather, blood and platelet donations have dropped dramatically, creating a strain on LifeShare ...

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Aviation Unit assisted in the urgent transfer of blood ...

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 ...

On June 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of cold-stored apheresis platelets for the resuscitation of bleeding patients. Apheresis platelets are removed from a donor's ...

Researchers have found an injection of a specific blood factor can replicate the benefits of exercise in the brain. They've discovered that platelets secrete a protein, exerkine CXCL4/Platelet factor ...