Taking a cue from the human body’s own coagulation processes, researchers at UC Santa Barbara synthesize platelet-like nanoparticles that can do more than clot blood Stanching the free flow... Read more
Scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have developed a scalable, next-generation platelet bioreactor to generate fully functional human platelets in vitro. The work is a maj... Read more
Platelets, whose primary function is to prevent bleeding, are vital for treating various forms of trauma and blood diseases. However, they can only be obtained through blood donations at pre... Read more
Researchers cautioned that study results involving laboratory mouse models do not always translate into clinical treatment of human patients Researchers used blood platelets and bone marrow... Read more
Results of early lab study hold promise for trauma cases Nanoparticles tailored to latch onto blood platelets rapidly create healthy clots and nearly double the survival rate in the vital fi... Read more
