Researchers have identified the molecular mechanism behind vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, or VITT, a ...

After years of work, scientists have solved the mystery of an unusual side effect that impacted some recipients of the Oxford ...

Scientists found a vaccine link to rare clotting disorder vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) ...

When people get the shots, the body’s immune system can accidentally confuse a normal protein from adenovirus - which is used ...

This article is part of a series on recent advances in the science and medicine of longevity. What do blood transfusions, exercise, and a longevity hormone have in common? All three help improve ...

The level of anti–PF4–heparin antibodies was measured with the use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the levels of antibodies against various antigenic sites of the SARS-CoV-2 spike ...

A recent article posted to the medRxiv* preprint server analyzed the antibody (Ab) that mediated the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). Study: ...

VITT antibodies feature an oligoclonal or monoclonal antibody profile with a remarkable degree of clonal identity of the light chains, 3,4 which results in a strikingly similar structure of the ...

A single molecule may play a central role in rejuvenating aging brains, albeit in different ways, new research suggests. Studies of three different techniques for combating the cognitive decline that ...

Platelets have recently emerged as important regulators of malaria parasites, binding infected erythrocytes and killing the intracellular parasites. Now, two studies identify platelet factor 4 (PF4) ...

In a recent study published in PNAS, researchers investigated the association between the increased levels of anti-platelet factor 4 (PF4) antibodies and the clinical complications of coronavirus ...