The tiny protein known as transthyretin can cause big problems in the body when it misfolds after secretion. While healthy transthyretin moves hormones through blood and spinal fluid, misfolded ...

Scientists have discovered strange clots and immune system changes in the blood of long Covid patients, which could lead to new treatments to cure the persistent condition. Most people recover ...

A person’s blood clot risk factors can include some acquired or genetic conditions. Although blood clotting plays an important role in protecting a person’s body, abnormal blood clots can be fatal.

The most common etiology of pseudothrombocytopenia is platelet clumping induced by EDTA, which is the anticoagulant present in the purple tube in which blood is collected for a CBC. This clumping is ...

Blood clots are a known risk from a COVID-19 infection. Blood clots are clumps of blood that naturally form to help the body heal from an injury or wound. Blood clots work to stop bleeding by plugging ...

Although uncommon, blood clots can form in the finger. They may appear as a small, discolored lump under the skin. A collection of blood can also form under the fingernail, commonly due to injury such ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is investigating whether blood quarantined because it contained mysterious white particles may have played a role in health problems suffered by half a dozen people, ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic condition that affects the shape and function of your red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs transport oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues using a protein called ...