August 13, 2024 by Valerie Goodwin, University of Michigan Metabolic parameters in neutrophils from people in the control group, patients with APS, patients with aPL-only, and patients with Thromb (aPL–). Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI169893Neutrophils are an important type of white blood cell that help your immune system fight infections. One of...
Written by Austin Ulrich, PharmD, BCACP | Reviewed by Christina Aungst, PharmDPublished on June 3, 2024 Key takeaways: Blood thinner medications help prevent and treat blood clots. But they can also increase your risk of bleeding. You shouldn’t combine blood thinners with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The combination raises your bleeding risk. Many over-the-counter (OTC)...
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, have provided substantial evidence supporting the potential role of statins in mitigating venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk associated with hormone therapy in postmenopausal women, possibly reshaping the risk-benefit considerations for this population. In a paper, “Statin Use...
by University of Tokyo A new DNA drug to fight blood clots—a potential new and less risky treatment for thrombosisHuman thrombin. Thrombin is the enzyme responsible for bleeding and for blood clotting, depending on how it’s activated, and has two DNA drug-binding sites. Credit: Yoshimoto et al, CC-BYVarious medical circumstances, including heart attacks and extreme...
by Baker Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A unique target for molecular imaging combined with the power of near-infrared fluorescent light to identify blood clots could provide a potential new approach for early and accurate diagnosis of blood clots. Thrombosis—clots forming inside blood vessels—can be very dangerous and can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and other...
by Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University High-speed endovascular sonothrombolysis with vortex ultrasound-induced shear stress. a, The schematic view of the sonothrombolysis process with a vortex ultrasound transducer. The vortex ultrasound transducer is installed in a 9-Fr catheter and inserted into the blood vessel with a blood clot. The microbubble cavitation agents are injected through...
by Alex Gardner, University of Pennsylvania Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to develop venous thromboembolism—a potentially life-threatening condition—than those hospitalized with influenza, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, evaluates the absolute risk of hospitalized deep...
BMJ New research published in the online journal BMJ Open suggests that men with prostate cancer have a 50% higher risk of developing serious and potentially fatal blood clots during the five years after their cancer diagnosis compared with men of the same age without prostate cancer. Although the level of risk is lower than...
RJ Pierce, Tech Times 21 December 2021, 01:12 am (Photo: Getty Images ) (Photo : Pixabay/ Jan Vašek ) A neuromuscular stimulator from the company First kind Ltd has finally gotten market approval from the US FDA. Notebookcheck.net reports that the new smartwatch-like device, which is called Geko, looks very much like a smartwatch and fits around...
December 16, 2021 12:15 PM ET JON HAMILTON Researchers are learning that the coronavirus can infect neurons and may cause lasting damage in some cases. Kateryna Kon/Science Source Months after about with COVID-19, many people are still struggling with memory problems, mental fog, and mood changes. One reason is that the disease can cause long-term...
