Inherited platelet disorders represent a heterogeneous group of genetic conditions that affect the number, size, or function of platelets, with clinical manifestations ranging from mild mucocutaneous ...

Abstract and Introduction Review of Normal Platelet Physiology and Megakaryocytopoisis Qualitative Platelet Abnormalities Conclusion References Nitric oxide (NO) is another drug used in the neonatal ...

Monocytes, a special type of white blood cell, secrete cytokines as inflammatory messengers that are crucial for an appropriate immune response. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and ...

More than half of patients in a Phase III clinical trial who received a limited course of the experimental monoclonal ...

Even as biomedical engineer Anirban Sen Gupta refines artificial platelets to stem traumatic bleeding, he and his colleagues are seeking new uses for their synthetic solution. The latest application ...

The 2025 American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting in December presented a clear message: scientific innovation and ...

Biomedical engineers report a new application for their synthetic platelets: treating the genetic condition that prevents blood from clotting, Von Willebrand disease (VWD). The most common of all ...

Megakaryocytes, which are derived from hematopoietic stem cell precursors in bone marrow, form and release platelets; these circulate in the blood for 8 to 10 days before they are removed by hepatic ...

Researchers led by Professor Steve Watson and Dr Eleyna Martin from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Birmingham have delivered a breakthrough for thrombosis researchers, ...

Mandy Moore revealed she has the rare blood disorder immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). It's characterized by low platelet counts, which can cause excessive bleeding during childbirth. Moore ...