Possible blood-clotting mechanism in COVID-19 found

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - 10:11 in Health & Medicine

Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But scientists have now identified a mechanism they believe to be implicated. A particular protein triggers a part of our immune system that can boost the blood's tendency to coagulate and form clots.

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