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A.B.<p>I donated platelets again yesterday. I remain in a four week rotation. Lifetime donation number 223.</p><p>My blood is normal AFAIK. Stories like this Australian donor who recently passed show the absolute nobility of being able to save a life. Or a couple million lives. With just a blood donation. It's not hard.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4xqe60gyo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c5y4xqe6</span><span class="invisible">0gyo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/donateblood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donateblood</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/donateplatelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donateplatelets</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blooddonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blooddonation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/plateletdonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plateletdonation</span></a></p>
Clayton Hove<p>According to the website, today was going to be my 200th successful donation (out of 201 tries). According to their computers, this is only donation 199. Bummer. Next time.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/phlebotomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phlebotomy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/donation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/blooddonor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blooddonor</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a></p>
Clayton Hove<p>In Spain, platelets are called tapas.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/phlebotomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phlebotomy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/blooddonor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blooddonor</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/thrombocytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thrombocytes</span></a></p>
Peter West Carey<p>Adventures In Volunteering: What It’s Like To Donate Platelets</p><p>So you want to know what it's like to donate platelets instead of whole blood? Welcome!</p><p>If not, or if you hate needles, here's a pretty bird.</p><p>First, why do I donat</p><p><a href="https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/adventures-in-volunteering-what-its-like-to-donate-platelets/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecareyadventures.com/blog/ad</span><span class="invisible">ventures-in-volunteering-what-its-like-to-donate-platelets/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SomethingReallyCool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomethingReallyCool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Volunteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Volunteering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BloodDonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloodDonation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/donation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PlateletDonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlateletDonation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Platelets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RedCross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedCross</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/volunteer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volunteer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/volunteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volunteering</span></a></p>
preLights<p>The megakaryocyte: trapped in a cage of its own making 𐂺</p><p>In this <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preprint</span></a>, Claire Masson &amp; colleagues report the discovery of novel structures controlling megakaryocyte protrusion events.</p><p>Excellent <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/preLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preLight</span></a> from Simon Cleary ⬇️ 👀</p><p><a href="https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/megakaryocyte_cages/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">prelights.biologists.com/highl</span><span class="invisible">ights/megakaryocyte_cages/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/physiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physiology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/megakaryocytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megakaryocytes</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a></p>
Lightning Duck<p>Not everyone can, so if you can, please do</p><p><a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/RedCross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedCross</span></a> <a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/BloodDonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloodDonation</span></a> <a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/GiveBlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiveBlood</span></a> <a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/Platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Platelets</span></a></p>
Rhyothemis<p>research article [2019]</p><p>Pollen-derived RNAs Are Found in the Human Circulation<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.08.035" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.08</span><span class="invisible">.035</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/pollen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollen</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/microRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microRNA</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/miRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miRNA</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bioavailability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioavailability</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Lungs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lungs</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a></p>
Rhyothemis<p>"mice have approximately four-times more platelets per microliter than humans"<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.08.035" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2019.08</span><span class="invisible">.035</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/MouseVsHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MouseVsHuman</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/physiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physiology</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a></p>
Lightning Duck<p><a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/Blood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blood</span></a> <a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/BloodDonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloodDonation</span></a> <a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/BloodDonor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloodDonor</span></a> <a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/RedCross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedCross</span></a> <a href="https://spoonie.community/tags/Platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Platelets</span></a></p>
robcornelius<p>just back from <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/donating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donating</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasma</span></a> Top quality A neg for the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/nhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nhs</span></a></p>
garland<p>Another cozy afternoon platelet donation. <br><a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/BloodDonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloodDonation</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a></p>
garland<p>My most recent platelet donation was transfused to a patient at Harborview! I love getting these emails. <br><a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/BloodDonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloodDonation</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a></p>
Erin<p>Question to anyone familar with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TransHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hematology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hematology</span></a> </p><p>Is there a relationship between elevated <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WBC</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/neutrophils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>neutrophils</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lymphocytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lymphocytes</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/monocytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>monocytes</span></a>) &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Platelets</span></a>, decreased <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RBC</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hemocrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hemocrit</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Anemia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Anemia</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hgb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hgb</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mpv" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mpv</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HRT</span></a> for male to female <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transgender</span></a> individuals with no other evidence of blood disease, infection or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cancer</span></a>? </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CTScans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CTScans</span></a> are clean, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BoneMarrowBiopsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoneMarrowBiopsy</span></a> clean. Doc wants to repeat however.</p>
Dr David Mills<p>Just failed my platelets donation. Low draw pressure, they just couldn't get any blood from my arm after the first return, they were worried about needle placement and bruising, so had to give up.</p><p>I've got to wait 4 weeks now. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiveBloodNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiveBloodNHS</span></a></p>
Dr David Mills<p>The IT meltdown hasn't stopped me giving an armful today. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiveBloodNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiveBloodNHS</span></a></p>
A.B.<p>Donated 2 units of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> yesterday at one of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/stanfordbloodcenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stanfordbloodcenter</span></a> donation centers. Tried my right arm, which I hadn't used for donations in a while. I'm still on a regular donation, and this was 215 I think. I'm considering increasing if it works for them.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/donateblood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donateblood</span></a> if you can. You'll likely give life to another human.</p>
FranklinLab<p>13/ 🔗 Read the full paper here: <a href="https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44321-024-00093-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038</span><span class="invisible">/s44321-024-00093-3</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Immunology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immunology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Platelets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monocytes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monocytes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inflammation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inflammation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EMBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EMBO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a></p>
Dr David Mills<p>Back on the platelet machine. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiveBloodNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiveBloodNHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a></p>
robcornelius<p>50th <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/blood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blood</span></a> / <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> / <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plasma</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/donation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donation</span></a> done.</p>
garland<p>Platelet donation day. <br><a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/platelets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platelets</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/BloodDonation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloodDonation</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/DonateBlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonateBlood</span></a></p>
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