The American Red Cross has an urgent need for donors and is counting on people to act now and book a time to give lifesaving ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The American Red Cross is in urgent need of blood and platelets, with donors of all blood types required to help keep the blood supply strong for summer challenges. The Red Cross ...

Bloodworks Northwest has opened the first donor center in Tacoma dedicated to donating platelets, a lifesaving blood ...

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 ...

As we move toward Memorial Day, the American Red Cross calls on people to schedule their blood or platelet donation ...

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 ...

In addition to their well-defined roles in haemostasis and thrombosis, platelets contribute to immune defence by releasing antimicrobial mediators and initiating immune cell recruitment to injured ...

Dr. Kathleen Elliott says blood cancers can impact the health, function and production of blood. Blood transfusions are a ...

Scientists have discovered that platelets are able to reproduce themselves in the circulation. University of Utah researchers led an international team of scientists that is the first to report on the ...

Have you ever been in a classroom and wondered to yourself whether the information being presented could be wrong? During graduate school, I audited a medical school class in which the professor ...

Scientists say the powdered synthetic platelets could help save trauma patients in ambulances, on battlefields and in remote areas ...