Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare, often severe disease that has been brought to public attention by the COVID 19 pandemic. A research group from Würzburg has now succeeded for the first time in deciphering a molecular ...
Feb 11, 2022
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Using marijuana may lead to platelet dysfunction, according to a new study in nonhuman primates. Platelets, a component of blood, play a role in maintaining blood vessel (vascular) health and aid wound healing and placental ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Biomedical researchers at Case Western Reserve University report that their latest innovation in developing synthetic platelets could help save lives by rapidly stabilizing clots to reduce blood loss from traumatic injuries.
Jan 26, 2022
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January is National Blood Donor Month, which makes this a good time to become a blood donor.
Jan 20, 2022
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Physicians treating coronavirus infections have a new diagnostic that could help identify patients at risk of organ failure.
Dec 13, 2021
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New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that use of platelet inhibitors could be associated with a reduction in the occurrence of digital ulcers, painful ...
Nov 1, 2021
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People at risk from strokes and heart attacks could benefit from personalized clotting profiles to help clinicians prescribe more precise treatments, thanks to new research.
Oct 20, 2021
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Scientists have discovered an important cause of stroke occurring in the womb or just after birth, paving the way for new treatments.
Sep 13, 2021
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We think of asthma and other allergic diseases as unnecessary aberrant immune responses that do more harm than good. However, new evidence by an international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine shows that ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Abnormal crosstalk between blood platelets and cells lining blood vessels is one cause of deadly organ damage in patients with severe COVID-19, a new study finds.
Sep 8, 2021
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