A major factor in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated mortality is the development of coagulation abnormalities that may result in thromboembolism. Human platelets have been found by ...

Boston, MA - A new report from the Framingham Offspring Study adds to the understanding of how alcohol can act as an anticoagulant [1]. It seems that it affects both platelet aggregation and ...

Previous studies have shown that receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3) is involved in many important biological processes, including necroptosis, apoptosis, and inflammation. Here we show that ...

Platelets are expert at patching up leaks in blood vessels, but could they go overboard and seed amyloid-β plaques as well? As reported in Science Signaling on May 24, Aβ monomers bind integrin ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) bears an abundance of the characteristic spike protein, which mediates its entry into and fusion with the host cell, as well as ...

The first study to examine the effects of whole-chocolate consumption on ex vivo platelet function has shown that dark chocolate acutely reduces collagen-stimulated platelet aggregation and reduces ...

Moderate alcohol consumption is believed to reduce mortality from cardiovascular disease. Binge drinking, on the other hand, is known to increase mortality from all causes. Recent findings indicate ...

Platelet function may aid in determining disease severity for patients with psoriasis who are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and increased inflammation, a review notes ...

A research group including Hirofumi Ueki, senior researcher at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at the same ...

Several cases of unusual thrombotic events and thrombocytopenia have developed after vaccination with the recombinant adenoviral vector encoding the spike protein antigen of severe acute respiratory ...