Platelets are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood clotting after injury. Platelet transfusions in patients with severe trauma or ...

Platelets are small, disc-shaped cell fragments in the blood that are essential to stop bleeding and to initiate blood clotting after injury. Platelet transfusions in patients with severe trauma or ...

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Scientists have for the first time created blood platelet cells by reprogramming stem cells derived from adult cells, offering the potential for a renewable supply of the fragile ...

"Super donor" Anthony Robson from Stockton said he was inspired to become a donor when he was 18 because of his mother who used to give blood as "part of a routine". The 33-year-old said giving ...

Stem-cell scientists led by Dr. John Dick have discovered a completely new view of how human blood is made, upending conventional dogma from the 1960s. The findings, published online today in the ...

Of all the hundreds of thousands of blood donors in the land, it may seem unfair to single out just ten. But these aren't just any ten volunteers – these are super-donors who have gone the extra mile, ...

Myelosuppression, or bone marrow suppression, is defined as a decrease in the ability of the bone marrow to produce blood cells. This may result in a lack of red blood cells (anemia), white blood ...

A man from London has been named as one of 10 "super donors" in England - who are now being celebrated by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). James Allen, 44, started donating in his late 20s and has ...