Why do I bruise so easily? Could it be something serious?
After a bump, we can expect a bruise. But what if we find ourselves bruising without any noticeable cause? What might be behind it? Should we worry?
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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases: News and Research on Blood Coagulation Disorders
MeSH tree: C15.378.100
A missing piece of the puzzle in a rare life-threatening condition linked to vaccines
A team of scientists led by the University of Aberdeen has taken an important step forward in understanding the mechanisms by which adenovirus-based vaccines, including some of those used in the COVID pandemic, can cause ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Researchers uncover mysteries behind immune response to hemophilia A treatment
Patients with the genetic disorder hemophilia A receive factor VIII protein replacement treatments to replenish this clotting protein in their blood, thus preventing dangerous bleeding. Unfortunately, about 30% of these patients ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Researchers develop novel technology to quantify protein critical to blood clot formation through breath gas analysis
Immunothrombosis, or the formation of microscopic blood clots during inflammation, is a major cause of morbidity among patients with sepsis or severe COVID-19. A key enzyme in this process is thrombin. To date, no method ...
Aug 10, 2023
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FDA approves first gene therapy for severe hemophilia A
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a costly single-dose gene therapy for patients with severe hemophilia A, a life-threatening hereditary bleeding disorder.
Jul 3, 2023
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New anticoagulants may help treat sepsis and COVID-19
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have just discovered that the drug dimethylfumarate can block blood clotting during infection, offering hope that it could be used to treat a number of conditions, such a life-threatening ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Massive hemorrhages are often deadly. Can a perfume ingredient stop the bleed and save lives?
The chances of surviving massive blood loss from a traumatic injury such as a gunshot wound are around 50%. To survive, a patient needs two things to happen quickly: a large infusion of blood and coagulation at the wound ...
Jun 14, 2023
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This panel will decide whose medicine to make affordable. Its choice will be tricky.
Catherine Reitzel's multiple sclerosis medication costs nearly $100,000 a year. Kris Garcia relies on a drug for a blood-clotting disorder that runs $10,000 for a three-day supply. And Mariana Marquez-Farmer would likely ...
May 31, 2023
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Bleeding after image-guided breast biopsies: Discontinuing vs. maintaining antithrombotic therapy
According to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), frequencies of imaging-apparent and palpable hematoma were not significantly different between patients temporarily discontinuing versus maintaining ...
May 10, 2023
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Humans, and piglets, and bears, oh my! Preventing dangerous blood clots
"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.
Apr 13, 2023
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