News tagged with human platelets
Researchers develop synthetic platelets
Synthetic platelets have been developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Their findings are ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Soft ray looks to save lives by developing rapid, low-cost system for detection of bacteria in blood platelets
Paul E. Johnson envisions the day when most citizens can have their blood platelets checked quickly for bacteria at a low cost. And he has created the technology that he believes can make a difference in eventually ...
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Chemists unlock potential target for drug development
A receptor found on blood platelets whose importance as a potential pharmaceutical target has long been questioned may in fact be fruitful in drug testing, according to new research from Michigan State University ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jan 19, 2012 |
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How life-threatening blood clots take hold
When plaques coating blood vessel walls rupture and expose collagen, platelets spring into action to form a blood clot at the damaged site. Now, a new report in the April 17th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press public ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 16, 2009 |
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