The American Red Cross is highlighting the lifesaving importance of platelet donations this fall with another fun PEANUTS ...

Thrombocytopenia means that there aren’t enough platelets in the blood. Platelets (or thrombocytes) are very small cells that help the blood clot and heal the body from injuries. If you have lupus, ...

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 ...

If you're a fan of Snoopy, the lovable beagle from Peanuts, the American Red Cross is offering limited edition sweatshirts to ...

In September, the American Red Cross reminds people that giving blood now helps support patients the moment they need medical ...

The American Red Cross is teaming up with a beloved cartoon character to incentivize people to donate platelets this autumn.

On June 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of cold-stored apheresis platelets for the resuscitation of bleeding patients. Apheresis platelets are removed from a donor's ...

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed an intriguing new way to fight cancer by combining two types of experimental therapies. Their secret ingredient is creating a ...

Giving platelets takes a couple of hours. While I donate, I'm usually watching a baseball or football game on the TV right in front of me.

Researchers have found an injection of a specific blood factor can replicate the benefits of exercise in the brain. They've discovered that platelets secrete a protein, exerkine CXCL4/Platelet factor ...

Platelets are expert at patching up leaks in blood vessels, but could they go overboard and seed amyloid-β plaques as well? As reported in Science Signaling on May 24, Aβ monomers bind integrin ...

Blood clots are made of proteins, platelets, and other cells in the blood that thicken and stick together. When you cut ...