Platelets are uniquely mammalian cells, and are the small cells of the blood that are critical for us to stop bleeding when we cut ourselves. They are also a central part of the process of thrombosis, ...

Research carried out by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed new information about how blood clots are formed during wound healing. The research, published tomorrow in Science ...

Research carried out by the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed new information about how blood clots are formed during wound healing. The study “Platelets drive fibronectin ...

The first view of the physical mechanism of how a blood clot contracts at the level of individual platelets is giving researchers a new look at a natural process that is part of blood clotting. The ...

Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, along with collaborators in Germany and Switzerland, say their work has revealed new ...

A model to clarify the general mechanism of nanoplatelet formation has been created by a team of scientists. Using pyrite, they also managed to confirm their theory. Scientists have been researching ...

In findings that could improve both risk prediction and treatment of anaphylactic shock, researchers at the Institute Pasteur have discovered that IgG antibodies could activate platelets, exacerbating ...

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 ...