Scavenger platelets that store DNA could transform cancer screening
Swansea University has helped uncover a surprising new role for platelets—one that could significantly advance early cancer detection.
Aug 15, 2025
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Hemic and Immune Systems: News and Research on Blood Platelets
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Red blood cells drive blood clot shrinkage, overturning old assumptions
Red blood cells, long thought to be passive bystanders in the formation of blood clots, actually play an active role in helping clots contract, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
Aug 6, 2025
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Novel analysis identifies markers that may predict failure of metastatic prostate cancer treatment
New research has identified specific blood-based biomarkers that can predict the failure of prostate cancer treatment in both hormone-sensitive and castration-resistant patients. The study published in The Journal of Molecular ...
May 12, 2025
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Algorithm to spot cancer warning signs in standard blood tests to be used by EU's NHS
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found a new way of interpreting standard blood tests to help GPs spot cancer warning signs—and the test is now being integrated in an NHS trust.
Jan 20, 2025
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Health research launches into orbit to discover how spaceflight affects blood
The International Space Station (ISS) is an incredible feat of engineering, designed to support human life in profoundly inhospitable conditions. But the tiny metal bubble in the big black void can only do so much. Life in ...
Nov 6, 2024
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New study adds to increasing evidence that sugar substitute erythritol raises cardiovascular risk
New Cleveland Clinic research shows that consuming foods with erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, increases the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. The findings, from a new intervention ...
Aug 8, 2024
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High levels of a specific antibody may contribute to acute coronary syndrome, investigators say
How a person's immune system responds to a protein called LL-37 may increase the risk of developing acute coronary syndrome, but the response may also serve as a potential target for future treatments. These findings come ...
Jul 25, 2024
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New pathway in immune defense discovered: Interaction of monocytes and platelets decoded
Monocytes, a special type of white blood cell, secrete cytokines as inflammatory messengers that are crucial for an appropriate immune response. Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn ...
Jul 8, 2024
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Q&A: Researchers determine that a subclass of stem cells replenish platelets more rapidly
Together with researchers from University of Oxford, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have demonstrated that a subclass of stem cells that are dedicated to the production of platelets replenish those platelets through ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Blood shortage imperils US ability to treat patients who require blood on any given day
Our nation's ability to treat the patients who require blood on any given day—from victims of mass-casualty events to those undergoing treatment for cancer—is in serious peril, according to a new viewpoint paper, "The Bloody ...
Mar 1, 2024
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