Platelets are small, anucleate blood cells that play an essential role in hemostasis. Their primary task is to recognize vascular injury, become activated, and aggregate via their surface receptor ...

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

NEW ORLEANS — Efgartigimod demonstrated clinically significant improvement in platelet counts compared with placebo among adults with primary immune thrombocytopenia, results of the phase 3 ADVANCE IV ...

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 ...