Platelets have recently emerged as important regulators of malaria parasites, binding infected erythrocytes and killing the intracellular parasites. Now, two studies identify platelet factor 4 (PF4) ...

A recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server analyzed the antibody (Ab) that mediated the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). Study: ...

This shows a diagram summarizing the findings of this report. It shows that upon binding to a parasite-infected cell, the platelet releases platelet factor molecule, which then binds to the red cell ...

This article is part of a series on recent advances in the science and medicine of longevity. What do blood transfusions, exercise, and a longevity hormone have in common? All three help improve ...

The fight against malaria is enough of a struggle as it is. Making things worse, however, is the ability of the parasites behind it to develop resistance to our very best drugs, a pattern that has ...

In a recent study published in PNAS, researchers investigated the association between the increased levels of anti-platelet factor 4 (PF4) antibodies and the clinical complications of coronavirus ...