Colour-enhanced image of platelets (green) and red blood cells. Platelets are necessary for the blood clotting process and are generated from large cells called megakaryocytes. Neither platelets nor ...

There are four components - or parts - of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. Blood carries things you need, like oxygen and glucose, and waste products ...

NEWARK – A new American Red Cross blood donation site at North 21st and Church streets is more than a place to give blood.

Researchers explore the role of a high-fat diet in promoting the formation of premetastatic niches and platelet activation.

BRIGHTON, Mich. (WILX) - People living in Livingston County now have a new place to donate their blood and platelets. The American Red Cross officially opened its newest blood and platelet ...