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, ...

Using a special microscopy technique, scientists have learned that the lungs have a role in the production of blood. With video of a live mouse lung, they revealed that the lungs produce more than ...

When donated blood is in low supply, platelets are even scarcer. These cell fragments, which are essential for blood clotting, have a short shelf life. Whereas whole blood can be refrigerated for up ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Synthetic blood platelets injected into patients at the scene of a traumatic injury can speed up blood clotting and stem internal bleeding, U.S. researchers reported on ...

Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve are leading groundbreaking research to change a tragic fact: Too many people die on the battlefield, in car crashes or in surgery because of blood loss.

The Japanese government has approved the world's first clinical trial to test the efficacy and safety of artificial platelets (blood cells) made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in actual ...

Correlative light-electron microscopy is being used to increase our knowledge of how platelets are made in the body and the results are challenging previously held understandings. Platelets are ...