Membrane ballooning in platelets during the blood-clotting process is driven by a coordinated system of salt and water entry which may be modified pharmacologically, a new study from the University of Bristol has found. The ...
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(HealthDay)—U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the drug Promacta (eltrombopag) has been expanded to include children one year and older with a rare blood disorder called chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Immune thrombocytopenia, or ITP, is an autoimmune disease whereby the immune system sends antibodies to attack and destroy the body's platelets—blood cells responsible for controlling bleeding.
Jul 17, 2015
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Blood research conducted by biomedical engineers from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Engineering, in collaboration with the Blood Research Program of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research ...
Jun 3, 2015
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Blood clots often form when lipid-rich plaques on the inner surface of arteries rupture and platelets aggregate at the site of injury. Cardiologists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now compared the ...
Jun 3, 2015
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Regular use of aspirin may help slow the progression of early emphysema, according to new research presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International Conference.
May 17, 2015
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A low platelet count can occur as the result of a variety of medical conditions and as a medication side effect. Platelet transfusion is often required for individuals with a critically low platelet level. Currently, the ...
May 11, 2015
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Researchers at Inserm and Paris Descartes University have just taken an important step in research on stem cells and dental repair. They have managed to isolate dental stem cell lines and to describe the natural mechanism ...
Apr 22, 2015
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A blood test to regularly monitor for the presence of rearrangement of the EML4-ALK gene fusion in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may help clinicians predict the outcome of treatment with crizotinib, according ...
Apr 20, 2015
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A newly discovered bodily process in mice may explain why some human fetuses who have different antigens than their mothers suffer life-threatening brain bleeds, according to a new study.
Mar 23, 2015
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