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  "id": 897715,
  "title": "Platelet-targeting approach offers a new path to safer thrombosis protection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/platelet-targeting-approach-offers-a-new-path-to-safer-thrombosis",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T17:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-platelet-approach-path-safer-thrombosis.html"
  },
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  "summary": "Glycoprotein VI, or GPVI for short, is a surface receptor found exclusively on platelets and their precursor cells, megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. GPVI is primarily responsible for binding collagen at the site of an injured blood vessel, which triggers the activation and aggregation of platelets.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}