Ibuprofen might have advantages over indomethacin, when used to effectuate closure of a neonate's patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Several previous studies indicate that platelet plug formation is ...

Platelets are the smallest of the human blood cells, measuring about one-tenth the diameter of a white blood cell. They usually circulate freely, maintained in a mobile but inactive state by molecules ...

MiRNA has only recently been acknowledged as an important force in biology. In a new study, scientists at Ohio State University Medical Center have identified a handful of microRNAs (miRNAs) that ...

PHILADELPHIA — Blood platelets shore up open wounds and help cuts heal, but they can also cause heart attacks and strokes when a congealed ball of platelets known as a thrombus breaks free from a site ...