How Does Low-Dose Aspirin Work?

You ever see those commercials suggesting people take a tiny dose of aspirin every day? It’s an amount so small it doesn’t really work for pain relief, yet taking low-dose aspirin is fairly common, among those at risk for heart attacks or stroke. Here’s why aspirin works in a baby-sized dose. Find us on all these places: Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook!   / acsreactions   Twitter!   / acsreactions   Instagram!   / acsreactions   Tumblr!   / acsreactions   Producer: Kirk Zamieroski Writer: Alexa Billow Scientific Consultants: Michelle Boucher, PhD Brianne Raccor, PhD Bianca Rocca, PhD Executive Producer: Hilary Hudson Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c... https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-... http://www.strokeassociation.org/STRO... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.merckmanuals.com/professi... https://www.ouhsc.edu/platelets/plate... https://courses.washington.edu/conj/m... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... You might also like: Can You Take Expired Drugs?    • Can You Take Expired Drugs?   Does Melatonin Do Anything?    • Does Melatonin Do Anything?   Does Cough Medicine Really Work?    • Does Cough Medicine Really Work?   Do Vitamin Supplements Really Work?    • Do Vitamin Supplements Really Work?   How Does Tylenol Work? The truth Is--We Don't Know    • How Does Tylenol Work? The truth Is--We Do...   Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. Produced by the American Chemical Society.