Blood clotting is the “Jekyll and Hyde” of biological processes. It’s a lifesaver when you’re bleeding, but gone awry, it causes heart attacks, strokes and other serious medical problems. If a clot ...

Tiny gel particles that can perform the same essential functions as platelets have been developed by researchers. The particles could one day be used to control excessive bleeding following traumatic ...

This scanning electron micrograph of a blood clot -- taken from the coronary artery of somebody who had a heart attack -- might be scary if it weren't so cool. Look closely: The brown mesh is a wiry ...

Fibrin plays a major role in stopping bleeding and healing wounds. However, if fibrin is formed in excess, e.g., in chronic wounds, thrombosis and subsequent vascular occlusions can occur. Therefore, ...

New research reveals that fibrin, a key component of blood clots, may be the secret culprit behind the devastating neurological and inflammatory aftermath of the virus, including long COVID. From ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 66, No. 3 (Jul. 15, 1970), pp. 738-744 (7 pages) The three unique polypeptide chains of human fibrinogen differ ...

New York's Mount Sinai hospital reports that several patients under age 50 have suffered from COVID-19-associated strokes from blood clots. Other anecdotal and small-series reports have shown ...

In these microscopic close-ups, samples of red blood cells aggregate from left to right, becoming more compact despite the absence of platelets, long thought essential to clotting. Red blood cells, ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Blood clotting is the "Jekyll and Hyde" of biological processes. It's a lifesaver when you're bleeding, but gone awry, it ...