Platelets are small discoid anuclear cell fragments that are key players in haemostasis – a frontline physiological response to acute tissue injury. Under basal conditions, platelets circulate at ...

Jonathan N. Thon, Ph.D. A platelet (yellow) is flanked by a red blood cell (left) and a white blood cell (right) in this electron microscope view. (WikiMedia Commons) Most health stories in the news ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens — without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial ...

Future Microbiol. 2013;8(11):1431-1451. Bacterial contact with the platelets is a key event for the pathogenesis of sepsis, as deduced from the correlation between sepsis outcome and decreased ...

Platelets, whose primary function is to prevent bleeding, are vital for treating various forms of trauma and blood diseases. However, they can only be obtained through blood donations at present.

Platelets are cells in the blood whose job is to stop bleeding by sticking together to form clots and plug up a wound. Now, for the first time, scientists have measured and mapped the key molecular ...

Ouch, you’ve cut your finger! As you fumble to grab a tissue, the paramedics in your blood are already rushing to the scene. These blood cells, called platelets, morph in shape from round to spiny, ...

Cancer researchers report that blood platelets blunt the immune response to cancer. Genetic inactivation of platelets improved the ability of T cells to fight melanoma in preclinical tests. Adoptive T ...

Platelets have been shown to cover a broad range of functions. Besides their role in hemostasis, they have immunological functions and thus participate in the interaction between pathogens and host ...