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) ...
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 ...
A single molecule may play a central role in rejuvenating aging brains, albeit in different ways, new research suggests. Studies of three different techniques for combating the cognitive decline that ...
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: ...
In pursuit of youth, research has been conducted on transfusions of young people's blood and experiments on injecting animals with the anti-aging hormone ' Klotho '. Three papers have been published ...
VITT antibodies feature an oligoclonal or monoclonal antibody profile with a remarkable degree of clonal identity of the light chains, 3,4 which results in a strikingly similar structure of the ...
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 ...
Infusions of platelet factor 4 (PF4) have reversed aging in human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), the precursors of a range of blood and immune cells. A team from the University of Illinois Chicago ...
PHILADELPHIA - A potential treatment for a serious clotting condition that can strike patients who receive heparin to treat or prevent blood clots may lie within reach by elucidating the structure of ...