Whilst many of us do our best to take care of our brain, heart, skin and gut, we often take our veins for granted. Perhaps we ...

Blood clotting, also called coagulation, is a vital process the body uses after an injury to stop bleeding and help prevent infections. But sometimes, blood clots form inside an artery or vein ...

Signs of a blood clot could include leg pain. (Photo: AsiaVision via Getty Images) When they happen on the outside, blood clotting can be a good thing to help prevent excessive bleeding after you’ve ...

But clots that don't dissolve or that form abnormally are worrisome. Some of the reasons such formation may occur include stickier than normal platelets due to inhaling cigarette smoke, there being ...

Blood clots begin forming when a blood vessel is damaged and nearby cell fragments (called platelets) begin clumping together and adhering to a protein in the blood known as fibrin, explains Dr ...

Pregnant air travellers face a higher risk of blood clots, but they can reduce their risks by walking airplane aisles, drinking water and doing calf exercises, according to a new review. For women ...

There are growing concerns around blood clotting from at least two different COVID-19 vaccines. On Tuesday, Canada reported its first case of a rare blood clot in a person who had received the ...

Concerns about blood clots in COVID-19 patients prompted a recent 30-page consensus statement from an international group of physicians and researchers. Bikdeli is the lead author.

Genetic research in Sweden has unveiled three new gene variants that dramatically increase the risk of venous blood clots, sometimes by up to 180%. These discoveries build on existing knowledge of ...

University of Tokyo. "Seeing blood clots before they strike." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 16 May 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 / 250515132126.htm>.