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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The condition known as von Willebrand disease is caused by a deficiency in the quantity or quality of von Willebrand factor (vWF), a key component of the coagulation cascade. Diagnosis starts with ...