Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect subtle differences in how ...

To understand the pharmacology and mechanism of action of ximelagatran, a review of the formation and function of thrombin is warranted. [10] The generation of thrombin is limited under normal ...

According to a recent case report, a new fluoroscopy-based balloon occlusion technique combined with thrombin injections proved successful in treating complex pseudoaneurysms of the common ...

Thrombosis, the clogging of blood vessels, is a major cause of heart attacks and embolism. Scientists have now engineered the first inhibitors of thrombin, a protease promoting thrombosis, that is ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a smart patch designed to monitor a patient's blood and ...

A pseudoaneurysm (also called a false aneurysm) is a collection of blood and blood clot that has formed outside a blood vessel, usually after an injury. The collection is connected by a channel to the ...

Although there is no clinical evidence of a role for the hemostatic system in the progression of atherosclerosis, ample experimental data indicate that platelets and the coagulation system are ...

First and Only Bovine-Free Stand-Alone Topical Thrombin Approved by FDA NEW YORK -- OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops and markets biosurgical and ...

An advance towards the development of an anti-thrombotic drug by discovering a way to harness the enzyme thrombin's anti-blood clotting properties has been made by molecular biologists. The finding ...