The FDA expanded the approval of Cablivi to include pediatric patients 12 years and older with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a genetic bleeding disorder that is passed down from parent to child and affects both men and women. People with VWD do not make enough protein — known as the von ...

Anna Aksenova, a senior research associate at the Laboratory of Amyloid Biology at St Petersburg University, has advanced a hypothesis that the severe course of COVID-19 may be associated with von ...

A team of researchers is working to characterize the mysterious protein known as the Von Willebrand Factor (vWF). In a recent article, they advance experimental data for the shear-induced extensional ...

Experts do not recommend people with von Willebrand disease avoid any specific foods. They need to eat a balanced and varied diet and speak with a doctor if they have any dietary concerns. Von ...

To help diagnose von Willebrand disease or other bleeding disorders, a doctor will request various blood tests. These tests will measure the presence and activity of certain substances in the blood.

These new findings suggest that variability in factor VIII (FVIII) half-life in patients, though impacted by all 3 factors, is largely attributed to variability in the clearance of endogenous von ...

Scientists have identified the specific structural element of von Willebrand Factor that allows it to bind with platelets and initiate blood clotting. The team says that the specific unit, which they ...

Von Willebrand disease is a bleeding disorder that affects some purebred dogs. It causes problems with how your dog’s blood clots, putting them at risk for unusually heavy bleeding. It's common in ...

The condition known as von Willebrand disease (vWD) is the result of a reduction in the plasma levels of, or the production of a defective form of, the coagulation factor known as von Willebrand ...