Von Willebrand disease in dogs is the most common inherited blood disorder our canine friends suffer with, and it also happens in humans and many other species. It’s a bleeding disorder – a ...

What Is Von Willebrand Disease? Von Willebrand disease, or VWD, is a genetic (inherited) bleeding disorder that prevents blood from clotting properly. Bleeding disorders (including hemophilia) are ...

Von Willebrand disease is a bleeding disorder. It can cause bleeding problems because blood does not clot well after an injury. Normally, pieces of blood cells (platelets) clump together after an ...

Dysregulation of angiogenesis is implicated in many diseases. Von Willebrand factor (VWF), a large plasma glycoprotein essential for normal haemostasis is synthesised by endothelial cells (EC) and ...

Medical gender bias can be life-threatening. Despite increased awareness, many doctors still fail to understand that hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, and other bleeding disorders affect women, too.

For Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, columnist Jennifer Lynne checks in with some who've responded to struggles with advocacy.

Most are genetically inherited. They include Haemophilia A and B (classified as mild, moderate or severe), Von Willebrand disease and platelet disorders. A key part of the CRG’s work is the delivery ...