Platelet ‘decoys’ outsmart both clots and cancer

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Heart disease, stroke, sepsis, and cancer collectively cause the greatest number of deaths worldwide. They also have something else in common: All are associated with activated platelets, the cells that circulate in our bloodstreams and normally help form blood clots to stop bleeding and promote healing of injuries, but can also contribute to dangerous blood clots, tumors, and other […]

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