The formation of platelet aggregates in plasma affects its optical density. The relationship between the optical density and the numbers and sizes of aggregates has been explored.

Physicians treating coronavirus infections have a new diagnostic that could help identify patients at risk of organ failure. Keisuke Goda, University of Tokyo professor of chemistry, led the study of ...

A new study created a score to identify patients with platelet hyperreactivity and risk of related, future cardiovascular disease. Platelets are circulating cell fragments known to clump up and form ...

LightIntegra Technology, a small company in Vancouver, Canada, that has developed an optical system to improve blood transfusions for cancer patients, has raised $5.3 million in series A venture ...