Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens — without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens - without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial ...

Research opportunities led Boston College junior Ben Posorske to publish his first scientific paper, and discover a passion for biology They can only be seen under a microscope, but the importance of ...

A project at the University of Tokyo has developed a new imaging technique designed to observe the development of potentially dangerous blood clots. A combination of frequency-division multiplexed ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Christy Haynes looks at some of the world’s smallest things and sees solutions to big problems. • Under this University of Minnesota chemist’s microscope, the whispers of platelets ...

On left is an activated "ordinary" platelet (scanning electron microscope image), the right -- "super-activated" (procoagulant) platelet (transmission electron microscope image).

Platelets (also called thrombocytes) are small blood cell fragments made by your bone marrow. They help form blood clots to stop you from bleeding when you've been injured. Platelets are small cell ...

Primary thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune disorder that causes a low number of platelets in the blood. Other names for it are immune thrombocytopenia and ITP. Platelets are specialized blood cells ...

Platelets are small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding. It’s possible to develop low or high platelet counts related to a number of health conditions. Platelets are one of the main ...