Biomedical scientists at LMU have found a new marker in the blood of COVID-19 patients. It furnishes insights into the course and development of the disease and could lead to better diagnoses.
Dec 6, 2021
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Lipopolysaccharide, a virulence factor produced by bacteria, is a toxin that can cause a systemic inflammation via the circulation. In a recently completed study, genetic markers were discovered which are associated with ...
Oct 25, 2021
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The technology, consisting of a designed variant of a natural occurring protein called super albumin, can pave the way for the development of long-acting drugs. This can have major implications for individuals suffering from ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Researchers from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology together with their colleagues from National Research Center for Hematology have developed a new method for assessing individual risks of intravascular platelet ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Platelets are involved in blood coagulation and the development of thrombosis. Researchers from Utrecht University, UMC Utrecht, and Erasmus MC have now discovered that they also play a role in the immune system: They appear ...
Jul 1, 2020
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A collaboration between researchers from Brazil and the United States may open new avenues for the treatment of thrombosis, the leading cause of death among cancer patients. In a study to be published in Blood, the scientists ...
May 28, 2019
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A new study by medical researchers at LMU extends the list of tasks performed by the smallest blood cells known as platelets: At sites of infection, actively migrating platelets sweep bacteria into aggregates for disposal ...
Dec 18, 2017
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Stopping a wound from bleeding is essential for human health. Blood coagulation - in which blood goes from liquid to gel and forms a clot - can prevent excessive bleeding and infection. But exactly what molecular events transpire ...
Aug 4, 2017
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Chemotherapy stimulates the release of tiny bubbles from the surface of cancer cells that cause potentially fatal blood clots, new University of Otago research has found.
Nov 30, 2016
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When in dysfunction, the vascular endothelium—the tissue that lines the blood vessels throughout our body's entire circulatory system—plays a big role in the development of many human diseases, including diabetes, stroke, ...
Aug 9, 2016
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