What is a blood clot? Blood clots normally form after an injury to protect your body from losing too much blood, but they can ...

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, where ...

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 ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE), a type of blood clot in the lungs, sends more than half a million people to U.S. hospitals each year ...

Blood clots in the lungs, also known as pulmonary embolisms, can be a serious medical condition that affects your overall health. A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot, typically originating ...

Heart disease and stroke dominate India's health statistics - but this hidden culprit links many of these deaths.

Inflammatory bowel disease, in which the immune system attacks the gut, is a painful chronic condition that affects three million Americans. Rates of IBD are rising, and there’s currently no cure. IBD ...

In a study from the University of Tromso in Norway (where they know about tall — the average Norwegian male stands 5 ft. 11.5 in., compared with the average 5-ft.-10-in. American male), researchers ...

Targeting glycolysis can help lower neutrophil extracellular trap formation in antiphospholipid syndrome. Neutrophils are an important type of white blood cell that help your immune system fight ...

The European Union’s medicines regulator has said there is “no indication” that AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine is the cause of a reported increase in blood clots. A growing number of countries ...

Blood clots the size of raisins are normal during a heavy flow, but large, persistent clots may be a sign of an underlying condition.