If you’ve ever been in need of a blood thinner, or you’re an
avid reader of the Science Market Update, you’re probably
familiar with the drug warfarin. Warfarin is an anticoagulant,
which means it decreases the clotting ability of the blood in
order to fight blood clots. However, it’s known to cause adverse
effects if taken in the wrong amounts. In one of our September
articles, we talked about research underway at the University of
Illinois at Chicago that focused on prescribing the proper
dosage of the drug. Meanwhile, just a few cities over,
researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are
working on an alternate drug to warfarin.