Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD An MPV blood test can help diagnose symptoms like easy bruising and heavy menstrual ...

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 ...

A low platelet count—also called thrombocytopenia—means your blood has fewer than 150,000 platelets per microliter. Platelets are cells that help your blood clot. Without enough platelets, your body ...

Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which the blood has an unusually low number of platelets. Also known as thrombocytes, the platelets are blood components that aid in the process of blood clotting. A ...

Some medications can destroy blood-clotting cells called platelets or prevent bone marrow from producing enough. This can lead to a low platelet count called thrombocytopenia. Drugs that may cause ...

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 ...

A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the surface protein integrin αIIbβ3 is not only a key molecule in blood clotting, ...

Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who's bleeding severely. You know your patient's life is in danger, but there's not much you can do because the patient needs an infusion of blood ...

Hereditary thrombocytopenia, also called inherited thrombocytopenia, is a low platelet count caused by genetic factors, meaning parents carried genes that predisposed a child to the condition. It can ...