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 ...

A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the ...

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

The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood amid a severe blood shortage. The recent winter storms have ...

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

Amid a severe shortage of blood and thousands of unfilled donation appointments statewide, Bloodworks NW has issued a “Code ...

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 ...

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

The American Red Cross urges people to take action now to help offset the severe impact of recent winter storms on efforts ...

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 ...

Figure 1: α-Granule proteins are concentrated on the surface of COAT-platelets. Dual stimulation of platelets with ionophore A23187 plus thrombin generated more than 95% COAT-platelets (Fig. 1i), ...