A new synthetic platelet, small enough to fit in your pocket, might soon save lives at car crash scenes and battlefields.

Haima Therapeutics developed "freeze dried" synthetic blood platelets to stop internal bleeding.

Antiplatelet drugs are one of the main tools used to prevent thrombus formation in people who have had a heart attack or ...

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 ...

The American Red Cross is urging donations as summer travel and severe weather threaten the national blood supply.

New research could soon change emergency medicine and make it easier for first responders to stop bleeding anywhere in the ...

The American Red Cross has an urgent need for donors and is counting on people to act now to give blood or platelets. Donors of all blood types and those giving platelets are needed to keep a strong ...

Nearly one trillion platelets circulate in the blood to monitor and preserve the integrity of the vasculature. However, haemostasis is not their only function. Platelets are also potent immune cells ...

Platelets play a much bigger role in our immune system than previously thought, according to researchers. In addition to their role in coagulation and healing, platelets also act as the immune ...