Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Individuals with an increased platelet count demonstrated an increased risk for cancer, with the association ...

Earlier this year, a study conducted by the University of Edinburgh found that people who received the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford were at a very slightly ...

To provide evidence-based guidance on the use of platelet transfusion in people with cancer. This guideline updates and replaces the previous ASCO platelet transfusion guideline published initially in ...

Since the first report of this test 11 sufficient clinical data have been accumulated to permit a clear delineation of its significance in the classification of diverse types of thrombopenia. Minor ...

Dear Dr. Roach: No one seems to be able to find why my platelet count has fallen to 50. Two years ago, my count went from 164 to 142, then to 124. I saw a hematologist, but he couldn’t find out why.

In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), a high blood level of immature platelets is associated with elevated risk of future adverse events, according to findings that will be published in the ...

In order to conclude on the megakaryopoietic activity during thrombocytopenia in sepsis or necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), we analyzed the immature platelet fraction (IPF). We hypothesized that ...

While thrombocytopenia and bleeding are events that often occur together in neonates, this may not signify cause and effect. In fact, one study reported that 91% of neonates with low platelet counts ...

PlateletBio, a company developing a new class of cell therapies based on the biology of platelets, has raised $75.5 million to advance its drug pipeline, including a lead candidate for a rare bleeding ...