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Platelets: tiny blood cells that help your body form clots to stop bleeding. If one of your blood vessels gets damaged, it sends out signals to the platelets. The platelets then rush to the site of damage and they form a plug (clot) to fix the damage.
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OCT 08, 2018
Immunology
Researchers utilize nanoparticles to stimulate NK cells that induce tumor cells to express PDL1, a protein involved in i
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 22, 2018
Videos
It seems there is no shortage of unusual beauty rituals; vampire facials may fall into that category.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Immunology
Newly discovered tunnels connect bone marrow of the skull directly to lining of the brain to allow for quick access of i
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 10, 2018
Videos
Did you know that cuttlefish can change color, texture, and shape? Did you know they contain a bone called the cuttlebon
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 06, 2018
Infographics
Even though we only tend to focus on four key blood types, there are actually hundreds of iterations of different protei
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JUL 29, 2018
Microbiology
The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium can cause devastating illnesses - called staph infections - and lead to organ failur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Cancer
New changes in myeloid classification help to outline a new category of AML which develops as a result of hereditary mut
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A robot arm could soon be coming to your doctor’s office to take your blood and analyze it for you. From scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 04, 2018
Microbiology
Clearing bacterial infections from the body can present challenges. Engineers are trying to use nanorobots for such situ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 09, 2018
Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Cancer
DNA origami based nanostructures can sniff out tumor cells
Written By:
FEB 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2018
Microbiology
Some people that vape instead of smoking cigarettes might think that their habit is not detrimental to their health, but
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists have a new way to treat heart attacks, and it involves providing cardiac stem cells with what is essentially
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 19, 2017
Immunology
There’s more to blood platelets than blood clotting, according to scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat M
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 09, 2017
Videos
Blood donation is essential; hospitals rely on donors to maintain a healthy blood supply to help patients. Both whole bl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2017
Cardiology
UNC Chapel Hill lead researcher Jonathan Schisler, PhD, lost both of his grandfathers to heart disease, and now he is de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 09, 2017
Cardiology
Blood clots are normally seen as something to be avoided, something with dangerous consequences such as heart attack, st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2017
Immunology
T cells and B cells, two immune system cell types you want on the prowl during an infection, need a molecular push to le
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 01, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks don’t have to bite you to be dangerous. A Japanese woman recently passed away from a tick-born
...
JUL 17, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A blood clot or thrombus is formed as a result of coagulation. It is composed of aggregated platelets and erythrocytes w
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 25, 2017
Cardiology
The development of a blood clot could be very beneficial or very dangerous, depending on the situation. On one ha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker