Sunday, January 25, 2009

Discovery could block blood clots

Discovery could block blood clotsScientists have found a potential way to prevent blood clots which can cause heart attacks. They believe the discovery could aid the development of better heart attack prevention and treatment. The key is to remove a particular protein - PKC alpha - from specialist blood cells called platelets which play a key role in the formation of clots. The University of Bristol study, carried out in mice, appears in the Journal of Clinical Investigation - BBC

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