clotting

Adenovirus infection, the common respiratory virus that causes mild cold-and flu-like symptoms, has been associated for the first time with blood clots and low platelet levels in the body. The findings of the study were published in the New…

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: First, blood platelets attach to the…

Researchers from the University of Birmingham, UK, who identified a novel mechanism for platelet activation in pathogenic blood clotting (thrombosis) are now turning their attention to sepsis. Identified by Associate Professor Julie Rayes…

I managed to get through my menopause without huge problems and have never taken hormone replacement therapy (HRT). But five years later, I now suffer terrible intimate dryness and I’ve been told that HRT could help ease it. The only thing…

Scientists have discovered that "rogue" antibodies found circulating in the blood of COVID-19 patients have the potential to cause cells to lose their resistance to clotting. Researchers at Michigan Medicine and the National Heart, Lung,…

This research contradicts the findings of another study in Britain that claimed that vegetarians were at a higher risk of bleeding in the brain than non-vegetarians.For their study, the researchers used data from the Danish Diet, Cancer and…

An international team of scientists believe they may have found a molecular mechanism behind the extremely rare blood clots linked to adenovirus COVID-19 vaccines. Scientists led by a team from Arizona State University, Cardiff University…

Thousands of young women who experience heavy periods are unknowingly suffering from a genetic disorder that puts them at high risk of life-threatening complications during childbirth.Conditions that affect the blood's ability to clot…

People at risk from strokes and heart attacks could benefit from personalised clotting profiles to help clinicians prescribe more precise treatments, thanks to new research. In a paper published in Blood Advances, researchers have created a…

The government's expert committee on adverse events following immunisation has identified a possible link between the rare cases of blood clotting with Covid-19 vaccine. The National Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) committee…