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A Primer on Platelets — Tiny but Mighty

September 3, 2019

When I tell people I study platelets, I am not often met with excitement. Most people know platelets as those tiny things that form clots, and if they have a fully functional clotting cascade, they aren’t bothered that much about them. When I mention that I study how platelets play a role in the immune […]

Claire Lyons ⋅ Perspectives in Research blood, platelets, red blood cells, White Blood Cells ⋅

Johns Hopkins Scientists Discover a Promising Treatment for Acute Kidney Injury

September 8, 2015

Acute kidney injury, or AKI, is a major global health care problem. Each year, AKI causes 1.7 million deaths worldwide. The International Society of Nephrology has launched the 0by25 initiative to eliminate the preventable death from AKI by the year 2025. Now, in a recent study published ahead of print in the Journal of the […]

Soroosh Solhjoo ⋅ Perspectives in Research Acute Kidney Injury, AKI, CD4, Inflammation, Johns Hopkins Kidney Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Kidneys, Nephrology, Nrf2, T Cells, White Blood Cells ⋅

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