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Astronomers have discovered a remarkably tiny group of six young galaxies just 1.2 billion years after the Big Bang. This may ...

Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that links two fundamental processes ...

Cardiovascular conditions such as strokes or heart attacks are among the most common causes of death in Germany. Today, treatment and prevention are primarily based on so-called platelet aggregation ...

Ancient volcanic rocks from Western Australia suggest that water was reaching deep into Earth’s interior more than three ...

Using advanced electron microscopy, researchers in Leiden have captured detailed images showing how, in the rare pregnancy ...

For decades, medicine has chased a simple but elusive goal of delivering the right drug to the right place at the right time.

Spark Biomedical today announced publication of a first-in-human study with Northwell Health's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. The study, published in Bioelectronic Medicine, shows Spark's ...

Thrombocytopenia also known as low platelet count is a medical condition that occurs when the platelets in the blood fall below the normal range. Platelets are small blood cells that help blood clot ...

You may need an MPV test if you show symptoms that suggest an issue with your platelet size or number. An MPV test involves drawing a blood sample from a vein and typically takes less than five ...