Researchers at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC) have discovered and synthesized a number of molecules that inhibit the effects of ...

Researchers from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have in collaboration with the University of Turku, Indiana University and two Finnish companies, Biotie Therapies Corp. and Pharmatest ...

To prevent blood clots during procedures such as heart surgery, doctors administer the anticoagulant heparin. In some cases—particularly overdoses—physicians need an “antidote” that binds to heparin ...

RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PolyMedix, Inc. (OTC BB: PYMX), an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat acute cardiovascular disorders and infectious ...

Cheap, abundant man-made chemical compound is found in blood thinner. March 19, 2008 — -- Investigators believe they have discovered what's contaminating the blood-thinning medication heparin and ...

WASHINGTON –A contaminated blood thinner from China suspected in dozens of U.S. deaths has now become a worldwide public health problem, with 10 other countries detecting the often-toxic ingredient, ...

Heparin is a widely used blood thinner given to patients undergoing kidney dialysis or heart surgery. It is produced from a naturally occurring substance found in the lining of pigs' intestines.

In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes COVID-19, an extract from edible seaweeds substantially outperformed remdesivir, the current standard antiviral used to combat the ...

Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism regulating the development of breast cancer bone metastases and showed that heparin-like compounds can potentially be used to inhibit breast cancer ...