Is a medical journal ad for platelet-inhibition testing backed up by evidence that treatment guided by such testing can reduce the risk of clot formation? No, writes Yale cardiologist Harlan Krumholz.

Thetoday reported on the most serious infectious risks facing the blood supply: bacterial contamination of donated platelets. In its article, titled “The Biggest Blood Supply Risk: Tainted Platelets,” ...

The global Platelet Function Test Market is set to experience robust growth from 2025 to 2035, with its market size projected to grow from USD 1,375.8 million in 2025 to USD 2,607.5 million by 2035 at ...

An experimental genetic test can gauge a person's risk of developing potentially deadly blood clots, researchers report. People who scored high on the test had more than double the rate of heart ...

LOS ANGELES, CA—In patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) treated with prasugrel, the incidence of high on-treatment platelet reactivity depends on the type of platelet function test used, ...

San Diego medical diagnostics company Accumetrics said Wednesday that its test for measuring the effectiveness of anti-blood clotting medicines will be used in clinical trials of an experimental drug ...

LAKE ZURICH, Ill. & WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A $30 test that takes fewer than 30 minutes to perform can prevent potentially deadly transfusions of bacterial contamination in platelets, ...

It is easy to use—A tube of blood is inserted and the result is automatically displayed within 10 minutes, making it the first test suitable to use in a clinical setting, even in the cath lab. It is ...

The global platelet function test market is projected to be valued at USD 1.38 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 2.61 billion by 2035, registering a CAGR of 6.3% during the forecast period.

A blood-based platelet RNA test that uses the equivalent of one drop of blood can identify patients with cancer, differentiate between cancer types, and even pick out mutant biomarkers, say European ...

Platelets are small cells in the blood responsible for clotting of the damaged blood vessels. Blood vessels are responsible for carrying blood through the body. In an event when blood vessels are ...