The glycoprotein V of the blood platelets is an important switch point for haemostasis and thrombus formation. This new finding could have great clinical potential. When our blood vessels are injured ...

A team from Würzburg has fundamentally changed our understanding of platelet biology. The researchers demonstrate that the ...

A recent study led by MedUni Vienna provides new insights into the mechanisms of coagulation in persons with hemophilia A, the most common form of hemophilia. The research team was able to show that ...

One of the hallmarks of COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a multi-organ system process characterized by the formation of blood clots in small vessels. What was most puzzling in the early ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect subtle differences in how ...

A DZHK research team at the University Medical Center Mainz has discovered a new signaling pathway of the coagulation system that controls scar formation after a heart attack. If this signaling ...

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 ...

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Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) continues to reassure the public about the safety of the ...

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 ...