Platelet Activation: The process by which platelets change shape, express surface receptors, and release granule contents, ultimately leading to blood clot formation.

To increase your platelet count, you can adjust your diet and vitamin regimen to include more vitamin C, folate, iron, and other essential nutrients. This is extremely helpful if you have a low ...

Overall, the improved prevention and treatment of platelet-dependent thrombosis with new antiplatelet agents is associated with an increased bleeding risk. Thus the ultimate goal of drug discovery ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a commonly used treatment for tendinopathies such as tennis elbow despite the questionable evidence of its efficacy. A recent Cochrane review suggests that it likely does ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a controversial therapy that involves using a person’s blood to help heal tissue injuries. A PRP injection contains blood plasma and platelets with proteins ...

Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China Background: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) ...

Strigolactones (SLs) are plant hormones that play various roles in plant physiology, including provoking the germination of parasitic weeds Orobanche and Striga. A family of α/β-hydrolases have been ...

Turmeric and ginger are antioxidant powerhouses—but which is stronger? Discover benefits, side effects, and whether you can ...

This is a useful study in the role of CHI3L1 in Kupffer cells, the macrophages of the liver, showing that CHI3L1 alters glucose regulation in obesity. Specifically, Chi3l1 protects glucose-dependent ...