Low-dose aspirin may lower the risk for cancer metastasis and mortality by inhibiting both COX-1 and COX-2 pathways, according to data presented at the 13th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention ...
Sep 30, 2014
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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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In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered several gene variants contributing to early stent thrombosis (ST), a devastating and often deadly complication after coronary stent ...
Oct 25, 2011
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A study involving researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that platelets can attack and kill malaria parasites—reducing the number of parasites circulating in the blood.
Aug 1, 2018
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Scientists of the DPZ have shown that platelet activation inhibits the host cell entry of HIV
Jul 23, 2013
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Donated blood platelets continue to be wasted in today's modern health care delivery system since they have a short shelf life and must be used within five days of collection, according to the American Red Cross. Recognizing ...
Jan 31, 2018
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Platelets play a much more important role in our immune system than previously thought, according to a study published by researchers from Université Laval and Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Québec Research Centre. ...
Feb 1, 2018
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A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets on demand, a timely finding following the Red Cross' declaration earlier this year of a national ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Aside from transfusions, there currently is no way to boost people's platelet counts, leaving them at risk for uncontrolled bleeding. Could something as simple as a dietary change raise platelet counts in people with low ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Emergency room doctors often have only a few minutes to determine which patients are in need of a blood transfusion.
Mar 13, 2019
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