The study also found that the drug enoxaparin -- a common blood thinner and heparin analog -- blocks NP from sticking to ...

China: A recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine has cast doubt on the therapeutic value of low-molecular-weight ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of blindness, especially in older adults. A key feature of early AMD ...

Researchers have long known that glycosaminoglycan-binding proteins (HBPs) help control vital processes like cell growth, ...

BALTIMORE — Thousands of miles from a manufacturing plant in China, where the key active ingredient in heparin is sourced, Wanda Crowell receives a daily infusion of the drug in her bed at Johns ...

Overview: Heparin is a blood thinner that is used to prevent or treat blood clots. It may be injected under the skin or into a blood vessel. The most common side effects are irritation at the ...

Scientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have made a remarkable discovery: a commonly-used blood thinner, heparin, can be repurposed as an inexpensive ...

Similar experiments in mice also reduced the risk of tissue death. In mice, heparin “could almost completely block the local damage at the bite site”, says team member Greg Neely, also at the ...

Blood-thinning drug heparin is typically derived from pig intestines. These tissues are rich in mast cells that naturally produce heparin. But outbreaks of the dangerous swine fever disease ...

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a condition that results from an immune reaction to unfractionated heparin and other heparin derivatives. Common anticoagulant medications often contain ...