Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, and a greater probability for the cancer to spread ...

Platelets circulate within the whole body and exert two principle functions: protection against bleeding and invading pathogens. Their multiple antimicrobial facets are beneficial, such as direct ...

When skin is cut or damaged, tiny cell fragments circulating in the blood, called platelets, arrive at the injury and spread ...

The currently available antiplatelet drugs target key steps of platelet activation including thromboxane A 2 synthesis, ADP-mediated signaling, and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa-mediated platelet aggregation.

five showed a marked decrease in platelet adhesiveness, four showed an abnormality in the thromboplastin generation test at the four-minute activation time, and two had a prolongation of the ...

Class, Polyphosphate (polyP)-Based Therapy, Show Promise in Bypassing P2Y12 Inhibition to Restore Normal Clotting Function ...

Could fasting be the key to a healthier heart? Study: Intermittent fasting inhibits platelet activation and thrombosis through the intestinal metabolite indole-3-propionate. Image Credit ...

Until recently, researchers believed that platelet spreading and clot contraction were controlled by the same pathway. However a recent study from Thomas Jefferson University researchers challenges ...

CNIO researchers discover that, in mice that eat a lot of fat, cancer cells travelling through the blood surround themselves with platelets, which act as an armor-like protection as they spread. In ...