Anemia News
July 26, 2024
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July 25, 2024 In a rigorous medical records study covering tens of thousands of patients, researchers conclude that some patients with preoperative anemia have better outcomes if they get iron infusions before ...
June 13, 2024 Increased use of blood transfusions after major traumatic brain injury could help people hospitalized in intensive care units regain greater functional independence and a better quality of life, ...
Feb. 28, 2024 Anthropologists working with a hematologist colleague have developed a way to detect anemia in archaeological remains through microscopic patterns in the structures of ...
Jan. 29, 2024 Researchers have revealed that hydroxyurea significantly reduces infections in children with sickle cell anemia. Their findings enhance strong evidence of hydroxyurea's effectiveness and could ...
Latest Headlines
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Nov. 1, 2022 The destruction of red blood cells, or mechanical hemolysis, is an inevitable complication of interventional devices, so scientists want to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon. Researchers ...
Oct. 12, 2022 Scientists found the cellular response to low oxygen also increases fetal hemoglobin expression in adults, which could lead to novel treatments for ...
Oct. 6, 2022 Two proteins ensure that cells can take up iron when needed. If both control proteins are switched off in mice, the animals develop severe anemia, as expected. Surprisingly, at the same time a cell ...
Apr. 14, 2022 Results from a phase 3 clinical indicate that the oral drug mitapivat is safe and effective for treating adults with pyruvate kinase deficiency, a ...
Jan. 14, 2022 A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia. Analysis of 14 astronauts showed their bodies destroyed 54 percent more red blood cells ...
Oct. 20, 2021 Researchers uncover the mechanism of how red blood cells detect and bind DNA, opening the door to a new area of research for the treatment of ...
Oct. 19, 2021 A mathematical model of the body's interacting physiological and biochemical processes shows that it may be more effective to replace red blood cell transfusion with transfusion of other fluids that ...
Oct. 12, 2021 New research shows how anemia can generate different immune responses in males versus ...
Earlier Headlines
June 19, 2024 In low- and middle-income countries, anemia reduction efforts are often touted as a way to improve educational outcomes and reduce poverty. A new study evaluates the relationship between anemia and ...
Feb. 27, 2024 Researchers recently released a first-of-its-kind study that focuses on the rare autoimmune disorder aplastic anemia to understand how a subset of cells might be trained to correct the overzealous ...
Jan. 29, 2023 Patients with myelofibrosis had clinically significant improvement in disease-related symptoms, including anemia and spleen enlargement, when treated with the targeted therapy momelotinib, according ...
Aug. 30, 2021 Half of pregnant women who had a simple blood test to check their iron stores had low iron levels, and one in four had severe iron deficiency, according to a new article. But despite how common iron ...
Aug. 6, 2021 Pooled results from phase 3 clinical trials demonstrate that roxadustat is efficacious and may be comparable to placebo in studies done to date for treating anemia in patients with chronic kidney ...