Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse models, these platelets have proved to help preserve the vascular barrier which makes blood-vessel ...

The RECLOSE 2–ACS (Responsiveness to Clopidogrel and Stent Thrombosis 2–ACS) trial from Italy provides new information about platelet reactivity but doesn't answer any of the key questions ...

Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a hitherto unknown function of blood platelets in cancer. In mouse models, these platelets have proved to help preserve the vascular barrier which ...

Study of the bleeding tendency in uremia in 26 subjects, 10 of whom were bleeding, showed platelet counts and plasma coagulation factors to be normal. There was a significant inverse correlation be ...

WASHINGTON, DC—Additional evidence, this time from a phase IIb trial in healthy people ages 50 to 80, supports that bentracimab (PhaseBio) provides a near-immediate reversal of ticagrelor’s ...

Platelets have an established function in haemostasis, but their role in the development of rheumatic disease is only now emerging. In this focused Review, Boilard and colleagues describe how ...

CHICAGO — Bentracimab, a recombinant human immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody fragment, restored platelet function in patients on ticagrelor undergoing urgent surgery or with major ...

Two new studies suggest benefits for measuring platelet function in PCI patients. But not everyone agrees this is ready for routine use yet.

The use of platelet-function tests to monitor and guide antiplatelet therapy in PCI patients has sparked heated debate. Cardiologists have sought to reconcile biological plausibility with the ...

Potential for platelet testing Gurbel pointed to a study published this year by Aradi et al in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology indicating that platelet function testing may be ...

Platelet Services has recently appointed Payash Bahuguna as Director of Business Development in order to drive growth for the company’s platelet function testing services.Platelet Services is a ...