IN studies on the mechanism of the coagulation of blood, I have found that an active principle of coagulation is formed in the process of coagulation—a principle which can be transferred indefinitely ...

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition that affects your blood’s clotting abilities. It can either set in slowly or happen very suddenly under particular conditions. It’s also ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A recent Tyler ISD graduate has created a 3-D animation to help students better understand a complicated biological process. To make a particular biology topic easier to digest, ...

Membrane technology is widely applied in water treatment for removing suspended particles, colloids, and organic pollutants from polluted water. As a typical representative of inorganic membrane with ...

When the body experiences an injury to a blood vessel, muscular response to the injury causes the vessel to constrict, decreasing blood flow to the area. The blood is exposed to collagen in the ...

Blood clotting disorders are inherited or acquired conditions that affect the body’s ability to form blood clots. Some types ...

Blacksburg, Va. – 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 ...

Researchers at Georgia Tech have engineered “designer” blood clots—artificial platelets that could enhance the body’s natural clotting process and mitigate painful scarring. In animal trials, the ...

Thirteen patients with liver disease and an abnormal prothrombin time refractory to vitamin K therapy were studied (Tables 1 and 2). None of the patients were actively bleeding, and none had received ...