Jan. 23, 2023 Researchers have developed a new tool and technique that uses 'vortex ultrasound' -- a sort of ultrasonic tornado -- to break down blood clots in the brain. The new approach worked more ...
Dec. 13, 2022 Researchers who identified a novel mechanism for platelet activation in pathogenic blood clotting (thrombosis) are now turning their attention to ...
Nov. 7, 2022 A new study could change the treatment course for hundreds of thousands of patients, saving lives and preventing ...
Nov. 3, 2022 Researchers have discovered a new role for the blood clotting protein, von Willebrand Factor (VWF), that could lead to the development of new treatments for patients with inflammatory and blood ...
Sep. 19, 2022 When patients who are on a commonly prescribed blood thinner stop taking aspirin, their risk of bleeding complications drops significantly (more than 30%), a new study finds. Researchers say aspirin ...
Sep. 14, 2022 Obese women who use oral contraceptives containing estrogen and progestin have a 24-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-obese women not using the drugs, according to ...
Aug. 23, 2022 New research has provided greater insight into the causes of Long COVID syndrome. The findings further investigate the link between Long COVID and blood ...
Aug. 4, 2022 A study from a COVID-19 cohort reveals an additional link between the immune system and blood clots, which could improve the treatment of critical ...
Aug. 3, 2022 Researchers report on a novel function of vitamin K, which is generally known for its importance in blood clotting. The researchers discovered that the fully reduced form of vitamin K acts as an ...
June 10, 2022 Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome -- most of them unaware -- putting them at increased risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and thrombosis, say ...
May 3, 2022 This was the first time a blood clot had been found in an astronaut in space, so there was no established method of treatment for DVT in zero ...
Apr. 13, 2022 A new study suggests that people with cancer and non-O blood types, such as types A, B, and AB, face an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots in the veins, three ...
Mar. 11, 2022 New research has revealed new information about how blood clots are formed during wound ...
Feb. 17, 2022 Scientists have discovered that 'rogue' antibodies found circulating in the blood of COVID-19 patients have the potential to cause endothelial cells to lose their resistance to clotting. ...
Feb. 11, 2022 Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare, often severe disease that has been brought to public attention by the COVID-19 pandemic. A research group has now succeeded for the first time in deciphering a ...
Jan. 28, 2022 Patients with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) prescribed full-dose blood thinners are significantly more likely to experience heavy bleeding than patients prescribed a smaller yet equally ...
Jan. 26, 2022 Biomedical researchers report that their latest innovation in developing synthetic platelets could help save lives by rapidly stabilizing clots to reduce blood loss from traumatic injuries. This new ...
Jan. 19, 2022 Take breaks when binge-watching TV to avoid blood clots, say scientists. The warning comes as a study reports that watching TV for four hours a day or more is associated with a 35% higher risk of ...
Dec. 21, 2021 Pulmonary embolisms are dangerous, lung-clogging blot clots. In a pilot study, scientists showed that artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can detect signs of these clots in electrocardiograms ...
Dec. 9, 2021 Two complementary studies show that defibrotide can successfully suppress the formation and progression of neutrophil extracellular traps, or NETs, which are web-like networks of toxic proteins that ...