A typical platelet count range can change with age. Platelet counts may fluctuate due to natural vascular aging, changes in bone marrow tissue, and altered blood plasma makeup. Platelets, or ...

Foods high in certain vitamins and minerals, including vitamins B12 and C, folate, and iron, may help increase your platelet count. Some foods and beverages, including alcohol, may lower it. Platelets ...

Earlier this year, a study conducted by the University of Edinburgh found that people who received the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford were at a very slightly ...

Anna Sjöström at the research group Experimental and Clinical Neuroendocrinology, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend her thesis "Severe COVID-19 and routine biomarker ...

The Center for Health Sciences is a complex maze to most students – but behind one particular door, another intricate system of machines works around the clock to filter, sort and label units of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about the cause and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)? I am a 71-year-old male, and after lab results showed a low blood platelet count, I ...

Platelets are probably best known for their role in blood clotting, making scabs and related, if less salubrious, contributions to heart attacks and strokes. But these tiny, saucer-shaped blood cells ...