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Researchers develop synthetic platelets

Synthetic platelets have been developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Scripps Research Institute and Sanford-Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Their findings are ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Targeting the molecular 'grip' of thrombosis

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at The University of Nottingham could help prevent the harmful blood clots associated with heart disease and stroke, the single greatest cause of disease-related death worldwide.

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created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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New treatment for thrombosis discovered

Scientists from the University of Reading have announced a major breakthrough in understanding how to control blood clotting which could lead to the development of new treatments and save the lives of thousands of people ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hepatic vein thrombosis following liver resection

A research team from France reported two cases of postoperative hepatic vein thrombosis after liver resection. They concluded that thrombosis of hepatic veins may occur after liver resection and is a potential source of pulmonary ...

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created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NETs catch platelets and induce clots, linking inflammation with thrombosis

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neutrophils are the innate immune system's 'first responders,' fighting infection in several distinct ways. These white blood cells can engulf foreign particles via phagocytosis, or they may release antimicrobial ...

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created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

They shall not pass! Fighting infections with blood clots

A research team at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich has shown that clot formation within small blood vessels helps in the fight against pathogenic microbes. At the molecular level, clot formation turns out to be ...

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created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI research highlights high-risk atherosclerotic plaque hidden in the vessel wall

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in an animal model can non-invasively identify dangerous plaques. The findings, which appear in the May ...

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created May 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Protein unfolding is key for understanding blood clot mechanics: study

Fibrin, the chief ingredient of blood clots, is a remarkably versatile polymer. On one hand, it forms a network of fibers -- a blood clot -- that stems the loss of blood at an injury site while remaining ...

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Computing catches up with theory

Good science requires great patience. In many fields, ideas and theories surge ahead while the tools to test them can take decades to catch up. When Pe-ter Richardson began talking with colleagues who were ...

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created Oct 31, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 0


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