Panelists discuss how chronic kidney disease leads to iron deficiency anemia through a complex interplay of impaired iron absorption, increased hepcidin production driven by inflammatory cytokines, ...

Megaloblastic anemia is a blood condition that causes a person to have atypical red blood cells. The red blood cells become misshapen and unusually large (megaloblasts), and the bone marrow makes ...

Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia refers to a condition where the body does not have a sufficient amount of healthy red blood cells due to a lack of vitamin B12. Without enough B12, the body may not be ...

Additional population-based studies of autoimmune hemolytic anemia and its management are needed to reduce mortality in this patient population. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is typically a ...

Hemolytic anemia is a form of anemia that occurs when red blood cells are destroyed faster than they can be replaced. The loss of red blood cells means that fewer are available to carry oxygen and ...

Anemia is a condition where you don't have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to your body. But what effect can ...

A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unrecognized role of mitochondrial protein synthesis in the maintenance of intracellular iron distribution. Disruption of this process was found to ...

An estimated 10 million people in the US are iron deficient. But if you're one of them, you may not realize you have an issue right away. This is because the symptoms of iron deficiency, like fatigue ...

A study by researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland has found high rates of anemia among patients in the Irish health system, while screening for common causes was found to be low. The ...

Anemia is a major health problem, with nearly 2 billion people affected globally. It afflicts more people worldwide than low back pain or diabetes – or even anxiety and depression combined. Despite ...