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 ...

Blood thinners, such as aspirin, reduce the risk of thrombus formation but also interfere with the initial clot formation that is essential for preventing blood loss from the wounds. Now researchers ...

The development of a blood clot could be very beneficial or very dangerous, depending on the situation. On one hand, a blood clot prevents too much blood loss when you receive a cut or other wound.

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 ...

Dr. Woulfe's research interests focus primarily on the intracellular signaling mechanisms of platelet activation and how signaling in platelets contributes to thrombosis in vivo. Agonists that extend ...

San Francisco, CA - Researchers at UCSF have for the first time identified the gene encoding an ADP platelet receptor that is the target of antithrombotic agents. Their report appears in the January ...