Blood clotting discovery opens "whole new chapter in vascular biology"

Blood clotting discovery opens "whole new chapter in vascular biology"

Researchers have identified a previously unknown biological process that causes tissue and organ damage in conditions where oxygen is low, such as heart attacks and strokes. The study suggests that bursting red blood cells, not blood clots, are the culprits.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Red blood cells, Blood clotting, Heart attack, Stroke

'Missing link' in blood clotting mechanism that wreaks havoc on the sm

Australian scientists have uncovered the 'missing link' in the way the small blood vessels in the body can become blocked in many conditions, including heart attacks, stroke, sepsis and severe COVID-19. The researchers looked at tissue samples from people who had severe COVID-19 and found that damage to the inner lining of blood vessels, known as the endothelium, causes the destruction of red blood cells, and those dead red blood cells then act …