The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. WATERTOWN, Mass., April 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PlateletDiagnostics, LLC (PlateletDx.com) today announced the ...

Randomized trials of platelet function and genetic testing to guide antiplatelet decisions following PCI have produced notoriously mixed results: now, an updated consensus document aims to fill some ...

One of the side effects of aspirin is reduced platelet function. Aspirin can potentially make issues with blood clotting worse. Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for low platelet count. Platelets ...

Intravital microscopy image from the liver of a mouse model: a platelet (turquoise) adheres to the inflamed vessel wall (yellow dashed outline) and sheds a long, filamentous membrane extension—a ...

Managing drug dosage is critical to the overall success of pharmaceutical intervention, not only in the clinic but also in clinical trials. Inadequate dose management of certain drugs can have fatal ...

The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic that emerged in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019 spread rapidly throughout the world and has caused over 6.5 million deaths. The disease is caused by ...

COVID-19 triggers hyperactivity in platelets leading to the formation of more blood clots in some patients. Photo credit: Getty Images Changes in blood platelets triggered by COVID-19 could contribute ...

For the first time, scientists at University of Leeds reveal a complex mechanism behind blood clotting. The findings, published in Science Advances, visualise a key component of blood clotting - ...

Because leukemia is a blood cancer, it can affect a person’s platelet count. People with leukemia sometimes have a low platelet count. However, other conditions can also cause low platelets. Leukemia ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways A high platelet count can lead to blood clots and bleeding, which can be dangerous. Reactive thrombocytosis is often linked to another cause of ...

PlateletDiagnostics, LLC (PlateletDx.com), founded by Harvard Medical School platelet biology leaders, announced the development of a first-in-class platelet function assay that measures ...