Long COVID affects an estimated 65 million people worldwide and can damage the brain, heart, blood vessels, and immune system ...

Light responsive nanomotors dissolve blood clots and repair vessel tissue by combining catalytic activity, targeted motion, and gentle heating for coordinated thrombolysis and endothelial regeneration ...

New research reveals that red blood cells play an unexpected active role in tightening blood clots, a discovery that could change how we approach clotting-related diseases. Credit: SciTechDaily.com ...

Blood clots are among the most feared medical emergencies, and for good reason. They can lead to heart attacks, strokes and death. But not all clots are dangerous. In fact, clotting is a natural and ...

Ever since William Harvey outlined the circulation of the blood, textbooks have assigned distinct roles to blood’s cellular cast. Platelets served as the tiny workhorses that pulled clotting protein ...

In this clinical tip, courtesy of CDOCS, Dr. Darin O'Bryan discusses the benefits of using platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) in his dental practice. If you're not already using PRF in your practice, listen ...

For all of the advancement in treating stroke victims over the past couple of decades, some concerns have remained almost constant. In medicine, we like to say that “time is brain,” meaning that every ...

tPA, initially for stroke, is used in ophthalmology for intraocular fibrin management, especially in severe acute uveitis cases. At Shiley Eye Institute, tPA rapidly dissolves fibrin clots, improving ...

In a sterile Stanford lab, a tiny spinning tube with delicate fins whirred to life. The object, no larger than a grain of rice, might seem unassuming. But when placed in a model artery clogged with a ...

Stanford researchers have developed a new mechanical thrombectomy device that could improve how doctors treat stroke and other clot-related diseases. The “milli-spinner” is a catheter-delivered tool ...

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 15 million people suffer a stroke every year worldwide. Ischemic strokes caused by blood clots blocking brain arteries account for about 87 percent ...