http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Using an innovative gene therapy technique called genome editing that hones in on the precise location of mutated DNA, scientists have treated the blood clotting disorder hemophilia in mice. This is the first time that genome editing, which precisely targets and repairs a genetic defect, has been done in a living animal and achieved clinically meaningful results. http://phys.org/news228323710.html Biology Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:15:38 EST news228323710 Blood clotting is a complicated business, particularly for those trying to understand how the body responds to injury. In a new study, researchers report that they are the first to describe in atomic detail a chemical interaction that is vital to blood clotting. This interaction – between a clotting factor and a cell membrane – has baffled scientists for decades. http://phys.org/news226062191.html Chemistry Tue, 31 May 2011 12:30:01 EST news226062191 (PhysOrg.com) -- Alzheimer's disease isn't just about twisted brain cells. It's also about the blood vessels that feed those neurons. New research at Rockefeller University has shown how the most common element of the plaque deposits found outside the brain cells of Alzheimer’s patients interacts with a blood clotting agent and causes clots to form faster and become harder to break down. The scientists suggest new drugs that would target this association could potentially treat what is increasingly recognized as a crucial element of the disease, the vascular component. http://phys.org/news195918439.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:47:45 EST news195918439 Scientists have discovered three genes that could shed light on the genetic causes of blood-clotting disorders such as thrombosis and some types of stroke. http://phys.org/news188481642.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:20:04 EST news188481642 Cell fragments called platelets are essential to promote blood clotting. Virginia Tech faculty members and students have discovered novel molecular interactions at the surface of platelets that control blood clotting. http://phys.org/news178267111.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:39:45 EST news178267111 Nearly one percent of the population suffers from bleeding disorders, yet many women don't know they have one because doctors aren't looking for the condition, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://phys.org/news163145690.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:15:30 EST news163145690 A Monash-led research team has discovered an entirely new mechanism that promotes blood clot formation - a major breakthrough that will impact on treatment and prevention of heart disease and stroke. http://phys.org/news162550886.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 10:01:58 EST news162550886