Adults with bleeding disorders in Hampton Roads now have closer access to specialty care after VCU Health launched a new ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you bleed, your body kicks into action with a series of reactions to help blood clots form to stop ...

Superwarfarins represent a class of long‐acting anticoagulant rodenticides that exert their effect through profound inhibition of vitamin K recycling, primarily by targeting vitamin K epoxide ...

Research led by Randal J. Kaufman, Ph.D., has found that misfolded proteins in liver cells contribute to the development of liver cancer, shedding new light on the mysterious origins of one of the ...

To help diagnose von Willebrand disease or other bleeding disorders, a doctor will request various blood tests. These tests will measure the presence and activity of certain substances in the blood.

A life-threatening blood clotting disorder may be caused by the common infection adenovirus, according to researchers at Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC School of Medicine. Stephan Moll, MD, and Jacquelyn ...

For men with hemophilia B, receipt of gene therapy comprising an infusion of etranacogene dezaparvovec results in sustained endogenous factor IX expression and low annualized bleeding rates over five ...

Thrombophilia disease affects how easily blood clots form. Learn what causes it, common symptoms, diagnosis, and how it’s managed long-term.

CHAPEL HIL – Platelets, or thrombocytes, are specialized cellular fragments that form blood clots when we get scrapes and traumatic injuries. Viral infections, autoimmune disease, and other conditions ...