CHEYENNE - Donating blood platelets will require less time and one fewer needle as soon as a new machine at United Blood Services comes online this summer. The new machine must still be licensed and ...

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 ...

Recent studies have suggested that platelets have a crucial role in enhancing the survival of circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream and aggravating cancer metastasis. The main function of ...

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis are highly prevalent, for example affecting 3–8% of the population in ...