Blood Clots News
June 13, 2025
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June 8, 2025 — Genetic research in Sweden has unveiled three new gene variants that dramatically increase the risk of venous blood clots, sometimes by up to 180%. These discoveries build on existing knowledge of Factor V Leiden and suggest that genetics plays a ...
May 15, 2025 — Researchers have found a way to observe clotting activity in blood as it happens -- without needing invasive procedures. Using a new type of microscope and artificial intelligence (AI), their study shows how platelet clumping can be tracked in ...
May 14, 2025 — Some patients with lupus who possess specific antibodies are at a higher risk of thrombotic events such as a blood clot, stroke or heart attack, a new study shows. The finding might help clinicians ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of hematology, providing an explanation for spontaneous and unusual blood-clotting that continues to occur despite treatment with full-dose blood ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients -- not from other organ sites, as previously thought -- according to a preclinical study. Clots are the second-leading cause of death among cancer patients with advanced ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — Humans and mice exposed to long-wavelength red light had lower rates of blood clots that can cause heart attacks, lung damage and strokes, according to research led by ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — A recent study provides new insights into the mechanisms of coagulation in persons with haemophilia A, the most common form of haemophilia. The research team was able to show that saliva contains special vesicles that trigger rapid coagulation of ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — A large study found that greater exposure to long-term air pollution was linked with increased risks for blood clots that can occur in deep veins, which, if untreated, can block blood flow and cause ...
Nov. 27, 2024 — Researchers have analysed the effects of seven different hormone treatments for menopausal symptoms on the risk of blood clots, stroke and heart attack. The study, which involved around one million women aged between 50 and 58, is the largest and ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — A quick finger prick and a few drops of blood on a card that can be sent in regular mail. This approach could soon make Alzheimer's testing much more accessible ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have developed a groundbreaking coating that could make medical devices safer for millions of patients, reducing the risks associated with blood clots and dangerous bleeding. The new material is designed to mimic the natural behavior of ...
Sep. 17, 2024 — Doctors and pharmacists treating people with blood thinners can reduce the rate of inappropriate dosing -- as well as blood clots and strokes that can result from it -- using an electronic patient ...
Latest Headlines
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Nov. 12, 2024 — A practical calculator predicts the risk of epilepsy after venous stroke. The aim is to improve care for those affected, which are predominantly young ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that being a carrier for sickle cell disease, known as having sickle cell trait, increases the risk of blood clots, a risk ...
July 31, 2024 — More than two-thirds of people taking blood thinners take direct oral anticoagulants, or DOACs, which are under- or over-prescribed in up to one in eight patients. A new study finds that most ...
May 13, 2024 — Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leaches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host. Now the key to that method has been harnessed by a team of ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A completely novel way to develop 'surpamolecules' for drug discovery could have application in immunotherapy as well as this breakthrough design for an anticoagulant with on-demand ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Anticoagulant treatments are crucial for managing many conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and venous thrombosis. Current options, however, carry an inherent risk of serious bleeding due to ...
Jan. 22, 2024 — The porous material, derived from shellfish, optimizes absorption while activating a previously overlooked blood-clotting mechanism, stemming ...
Dec. 7, 2023 — Patients who received the anticoagulant drug warfarin after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement had lower incidence of mortality and a ...
Dec. 4, 2023 — A new endovascular catheter, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is paving the way to more effective and safe treatment for acute pulmonary embolism. Already shown to be ...
Nov. 8, 2023 — Using birth control pills and other hormone-based contraceptives is known to elevate the risk of blood clots, but a new study suggests that this risk largely goes away within two to four weeks after ...
Earlier Headlines
Oct. 30, 2023 — A mechanism that led some patients to experience cases of deadly clotting following some types of COVID-19 vaccination has been identified in new ...
Sep. 19, 2023 — New research shows an increased risk of blood clots in women who have any combination of a particular gene mutation, estrogen use, or common medical conditions -- specifically: obesity, high blood ...
Aug. 29, 2023 — Modern blood-thinning drugs (known as NOACs) reduce the risk of serious bleeding by up to 45 percent compared to the traditional drug warfarin in the treatment of blood clots in the legs and lungs, ...
Aug. 21, 2023 — Various medical circumstances, including heart attacks and extreme cases of COVID-19, necessitate the use of anticoagulants, medicines that prevent blood clots. But the most commonly used, heparin, ...
Aug. 10, 2023 — A new observation suggests that a life-threatening blood clotting disorder can be caused by an infection with adenovirus, one of the most common respiratory viruses in pediatric and adult ...
Apr. 13, 2023 — 'Don't poke the bear', they said. But that's exactly what a team of scientists have been doing, to discover the secrets of blood clotting. Hibernating bears, paralysed humans, and ...
Mar. 24, 2023 — The glycoprotein V of the blood platelets is an important switch point for haemostasis and thrombus formation. This new finding could have great clinical ...
Mar. 2, 2023 — Being overweight in childhood and in early adulthood are discrete risk factors for blood clots later in life, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The study is based on the early BMI history of ...
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 ...
Jan. 18, 2023 — Patients hospitalized with fractures typically receive an injectable blood thinner, low-molecular-weight heparin, to prevent life-threatening blood clots. A new clinical trial, however, found that ...
Jan. 11, 2023 — Researchers combined heparin with a protein fragment, peptide, to slow down the release of the drug and convey the medication directly to the site of a ...
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 ...