The glycoprotein V of the blood platelets is an important switch point for haemostasis and thrombus formation. This new finding could have great clinical potential. When our blood vessels are injured ...

Researchers who identified a novel mechanism for platelet activation in pathogenic blood clotting (thrombosis) are now turning their attention to sepsis. Researchers from the University of Birmingham, ...

Blood is a remarkable material: it must remain fluid inside blood vessels, yet clot as quickly as possible outside them, to stop bleeding. The chemical cascade that makes this possible is well ...

In my last article, I described a situation when we had to struggle to get a blood thinning medicine to a patient with a blood clot. Today, I will try to explain how blood clots form in the body and ...

Supercomputing allocations through NSF's ACCESS initiative on TACC's Stampede3 supercomputer are helping scientists ...

Blood clot researchers could benefit from a new device that mimics a human vein, replacing the need for animals for some studies. The vein-on-a-chip model has been developed by scientists at the ...

Ali, MD, MSCIKey TakeawaysBlood clots can be a normal part of healing, but they also can block blood flow to the heart, lungs, and brain.Symptoms such as chest pain or difficulty breathing will depend ...

European pharma giant AstraZeneca Plc’s (NASDAQ:AZN) Covid vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford, is facing a class action lawsuit alleging its vaccine caused death and serious injury in ...

When our blood vessels are injured by cuts, abrasions, or bruises, it is vital that the bleeding is stopped, and the wound is sealed. This process is called hemostasis and involves two main components ...