Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD A mean platelet volume (MPV) test measures the average size of platelets in your blood. Platelets are blood cells that your bone marrow makes. Healthy platelets ...

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Major new analysis from the Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) Consortium has provided critical insights into the ...

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Researchers in the UK say Grail’s blood test for more than 50 different types of cancer has shown promise in a trial involving thousands of people with suspected cancer symptoms.

A team at Scripps Research has created a microchip that can rapidly reveal how a person's antibodies respond to viruses using only a drop of blood. This game-changing technology, called mEM, condenses ...

Thrombocytopenia is a low concentration of platelets in the blood. The main causes are medication side effects and underlying conditions.