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Exercise Helps Breast Cancer Patients Avoid Anemia
October 9, 2006 — Women undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer benefit from moderate intensity, regular aerobic activity, according to a new study. The study found that exercise improved the oxygen capacity ... > full story -
Anemia Affects Body And Maybe The Mind
September 14, 2006 — For older adults, anemia's trademark loss of oxygen-toting red blood cells has long been linked to fatigue, muscle weakness and other physical ailments. Now researchers at Johns Hopkins have found a ... > full story -
How Bad Is Malaria Anemia? It May Depend On Your Genes
May 11, 2006 — Cell and animal studies conducted jointly by scientists at Johns Hopkins, Yale and other institutions have uncovered at least one important contributor to the severe anemia that kills almost half of ... > full story -
Protein's Role In Hemoglobin Gene Silencing Identified
April 11, 2006 — Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified the role of a protein in hemoglobin gene silencing that may one day be a potential target for the treatment of ... > full story -
Anemia Associated With Higher Risk Of Death In The Elderly
October 25, 2005 — Elderly people with the lowest and highest hemoglobin concentrations (the component of red blood cells that carries oxygen) are at increased risk of death, according to a study in the October 24 ... > full story -
Candidate Hookworm Vaccine Shows Benefits In Animal Study
October 7, 2005 — In a paper in the open access journal PLoS Medicine, vaccination of dogs with a recombinant protease produced by hookworms can reduce blood loss when these dogs are infected with the hookworm ... > full story -
Researchers Show Key Protein Necessary For Normal Development Of Red Blood Cells
October 4, 2005 — Virginia Commonwealth University researchers studying hemoglobin genes, mutations of which play a role in genetic blood disorders like sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia, have shown in studies ... > full story -
Adult Sickle Cell Drug Proves Effective In Young Children
September 20, 2005 — A drug used for the treatment of sickle cell anemia in adults has now been shown to cause significant improvements in very young children with the disorder. The finding is an important one as these ... > full story -
A Better Screening Test For Infant Iron Deficiency?
September 17, 2005 — A new blood test detects iron deficiency in infants earlier and more accurately than the commonly used hemoglobin screening test, according to a study in the August 24/31 issue of JAMA. Iron ... > full story -
Researchers Discover New Route To Hemoglobin Synthesis
August 21, 2005 — HHMI researchers studying zebrafish that die from anemia have discovered a new pathway for the synthesis of heme, the deep red, iron-containing molecule that is a component of hemoglobin and ... > full story
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