Medical research
New treatments for blood clots on horizon
Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to new therapies for treating heart attack and stroke patients.
Mar 17, 2015
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Medical research
Scientists find a key protein that allows Plavix to conquer platelets
Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have found that the blood platelet protein Rasa3 is critical to the success of the common anti-platelet drug Plavix, which breaks up blood clots during heart attacks and other arterial ...
Feb 23, 2015
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3-D engineered bone marrow makes functioning platelets
A team led by researchers at Tufts University School of Engineering and the University of Pavia has reported development of the first three-dimensional tissue system that reproduces the complex structure and physiology of ...
Feb 18, 2015
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Scientists discover a new blood platelet formation mechanism
Thrombocytopenia is a disease characterised by a lower platelet level than normal. Platelets are tiny cells that participate in the coagulation of blood. Patients usually suffer uncontrolled bleeding that gives rise to hematomas ...
Jan 26, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Four-times daily ASA more effective in post-CABG patients
(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, four-times daily acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) seems more effective than once-daily 81 mg or 325 mg ASA, according to a study published online ...
Jan 16, 2015
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Medications
Jakafi approved for chronic bone marrow disease
(HealthDay)—Jakafi (ruxolitinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat polycythemia vera, a chronic disease of the bone marrow.
Dec 4, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies low-dose aspirin's mechanisms of action in reducing cancer mortality
Low-dose aspirin may lower the risk for cancer metastasis and mortality by inhibiting both COX-1 and COX-2 pathways, according to data presented at the 13th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention ...
Sep 30, 2014
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Research paves path to accelerating, enhancing platelet production
Platelets are an expensive biomedical commodity. These microscopic cells that come to the rescue when our blood vessels need to be repaired cannot be frozen and are stable for only three to five days at room temperature.
Sep 26, 2014
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Platelets modulate clotting behavior by 'feeling' their surroundings
Platelets, the tiny cell fragments whose job it is to stop bleeding, are very simple. They don't have a cell nucleus. But they can "feel" the physical environment around them, researchers at Emory and Georgia Tech have discovered.
Sep 22, 2014
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Medical research
Team explores STXBP5 gene and its role in blood clotting
Two independent groups of researchers led by Sidney (Wally) Whiteheart, PhD, of the University of Kentucky, and Charles Lowenstein, MD, of the University of Rochester, have published important studies exploring the role that ...
Sep 18, 2014
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