Unfractionated vs. low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH): Find out what the difference is and how they work for DVT.

Warfarin and heparin are anticoagulant medications, or "blood thinners." They help stop your blood from clotting when it’s not necessary. Find out how the two drugs work, and how they ...

A common anti-clotting drug called heparin is made from pig intestines, which risks contaminations and infections. A safer, synthetic version has now been developed but its production needs scaling up ...

Clinical guidelines recommend low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis in patients with fractures, but trials of its effectiveness as compared with aspirin are lacking. In this pragmatic ...

Heparin therapy delays Alzheimer's diagnosis by one to two years, offering potential insights into new protective treatments. Large-scale health records show a promising association between the ...

A new method to analyse the blood thinning drug Heparin has been developed that can pinpoint contaminants more accurately and quickly, providing greater quality control and safety.