Posts Tagged ‘blood clots’
Proteins link blood clot trouble, immune system
RICE (US) — There’s an unexpected connection between a protein that triggers the formation of blood clots and other proteins that are key to the immune system, say researchers. Continue…
Monday, April 1, 2013 11:50 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 12:00 - 1 Comment
New tool predicts blood clots after surgery
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have developed a more accurate way to determine which patients are at highest risk for blood clots in their legs or lungs after surgery. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 22, 2013 14:19 - 0 Comments
For embolisms, clot busters are worth the risk
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Doctors should use clot-dissolving drugs to treat patients with pulmonary embolisms, despite the increased risk of bleeding, research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2012 13:55 - 0 Comments
MRI tool cuts risk of making strokes worse
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new way of reading MRI brain scans measures blood-brain barrier damage more accurately, an advance doctors hope will lead to safer, more individualized treatment immediately after a stroke. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 5, 2012 16:32 - 2 Comments
Aspirin coating leads to ‘pseudo’ resistance
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Low-dose aspirin is often prescribed for people who have suffered a heart attack, but new research finds that the coating on some pills may delay absorption and lead to a false diagnosis of “aspirin resistance.” (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2012 15:23 - 0 Comments
Why dying cells ‘morph’ to look like blood clots
MONASH (AUS) — In the late stages of death, injured cells undergo a restructure and take on a form not unlike a blood clot. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 1, 2012 15:12 - 2 Comments
With blood clots, filters may fail to save lives
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — For patients suffering a pulmonary embolism, filters used to block clots from passing from the legs to arteries in the lungs do not improve mortality rates in most cases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2012 11:12 - 1 Comment
Cholesterol drugs lower stroke risk, too
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a second benefit: lowering the odds of a stroke or heart attack due to blood clots. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 14, 2010 17:15 - 1 Comment
Stimulation prevents stroke by a whisker
UC IRVINE (US)—The most common type of stroke can be completely prevented in rats by stimulating a single whisker, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 8, 2010 10:09 - 0 Comments
Clotted capillaries spit to survive
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Capillaries have a unique method of expelling debris, such as blood clots, cholesterol or calcium plaque, that blocks the flow of essential nutrients to brain cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 14, 2010 10:17 - 1 Comment
Prostate cancer increases blood clot risk
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—Men with prostate cancer—particularly those receiving hormone therapy—are at increased risk of developing blood clots, a condition known as thromboembolism. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 10, 2009 17:15 - 0 Comments
Bringing home baby and chronic health risks
YALE (US)—New research suggests pregnancy complications may have a long-term effect on a woman’s health and may increase the risk for difficulties with future pregnancies. (more…)
