Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Few bodily functions are as misunderstood as blood clots. While most people have heard about blood clots in the heart or brain causing serious issues or even death, fewer realize that blood clotting ...

Blood clots can be dangerous, especially if all or part of them break off and then travel through the bloodstream. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Blood clotting disorders are inherited or acquired conditions that affect the body’s ability to form blood clots. Some types of blood clotting disorders may cause excessive formation of blood clots, ...

A lightning-fast microscope paired with AI now lets scientists watch platelets form clots in real time, all from a simple arm draw. The technique flagged higher platelet clumping in acute-symptom ...