During the past two decades, there has been significant progress in the development of new medications for treatment and prevention of thrombotic complications. With the introduction of new ...

• Idarucizumab, which was granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by FDA, was shown to restore the blood clotting mechanism in healthy volunteers1,2 • This is the first time that such an effect was ...

Scientists have identified the specific structural element of von Willebrand Factor that allows it to bind with platelets and initiate blood clotting. The team says that the specific unit, which they ...

Detailed coagulation analyses in 36 pediatric cases of septicemia revealed 22 gram-negative and eight gram-positive infections, two Rocky Mountain spotted fevers, and four with no etiologic agent ...

Protein S activity is a test to judge your risk of blood clots. Blood clots that form in the veins are dangerous. Protein S is a substance that controls the blood clotting mechanism and prevents ...

Extract: In the previous paper quantitative changes in the coagulation mechanism accompanying each of the two injections of endotoxin required for the production of the generalized Shwartzman reaction ...

Air pollution is caused by any particulate matter, chemical or biological agent that changes the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. Exposure to particulate matter has been linked to an ...

Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) Researchers at the US National Institutes of Health, identified 'rogue antibodies' that correlate with severe illness and may help explain mechanisms associated with severe ...

Extract: The generalized Shwartzman reaction (GSR) is induced in rabbits by two properly spaced intravenous injections of bacterial endotoxin and is characterized by the occurrence of bilateral renal ...

June 5 -- THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Ever wonder how your blood miraculously stops flowing and forms a scab after a cut? Researchers have now pinpointed the mechanism down to the molecular ...