Study uncovers how interferon-alpha treats rare blood cancers
The biologic drug interferon-alpha can benefit patients with blood cancers called myeloproliferative neoplasms by forcing mutant blood stem…
Aspirin use may help unmask early asymptomatic bladder cancer
The presence of blood cells in urine is a sign of bladder cancer. Because aspirin blocks platelets from…
Antiplatelet medications linked to worse outcomes in people hospitalized with a brain bleed
Analysis of hospital registry data found that people who were hospitalized due to bleeding in the brain and…
Understanding thrombocytopenia in patients with portal hypertension and chronic liver disease
Chronic liver disease (CLD) and its advanced stage, cirrhosis, represent a significant global health burden, with portal hypertension…
Midlife blood test may reveal Alzheimer’s disease risk in advance
A simple blood test for platelet activity at middle age could one day help identify people at risk…