http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Anemia-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:13:23 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/use-of-antioxidants-to-stabilize-fanconi-anemia-101348-1.htm Combination of lipoic acid and N-acetylcysteine can stabilize the DNA of blood cells from Fanconi anemia (FA) patients, says study published in Rare Diseases. 15 genes are known to be involved in FA. These genes are responsible for repairing DNA and because FA patients do not repair DNA efficiently they are more susceptible to diseases caused by DNA mutation, including cancer, especially leukemia. Mitochondria, the 'power houses' of the cell, are also affected by FA and consequently patients ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/use-of-antioxidants-to-stabilize-fanconi-anemia-101348-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-overcome-poor-response-to-radiotherapy-caused-by-low-hemoglobin-levels-demystified-101287-1.htm Previous research has shown that patients with head and neck cancer and a low hemoglobin level do not respond well to radiotherapy. Consequently, the control of their tumour and disease-free survival are compromised. Now researchers from The Netherlands have found that the problems caused by low Hb in these patients can be overcome by the use of a treatment known as ARCON therapy, in which accelerated radiotherapy is combined with carbogen (a mixture of carbon dioxide and oxygen) and the water-soluble vitamin nicotinamide [1]....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-overcome-poor-response-to-radiotherapy-caused-by-low-hemoglobin-levels-demystified-101287-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fatigue-in-women-with-acute-postpartum-anemia-cut-by-red-blood-cell-transfusion-study-97464-1.htm Researchers will report findings revealing that in women with acute postpartum anemia, owing to excessive blood loss in delivery, red blood cell transfusion led to a statistically major decline in physical fatigue. The study will be presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in Dallas, Texas. While excessive blood loss during delivery caused severe physical fatigue, the effect of red blood cell transfusion on this fatigue was small. This study, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fatigue-in-women-with-acute-postpartum-anemia-cut-by-red-blood-cell-transfusion-study-97464-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/efforts-to-prevent-sickle-cell-anemia-stroke-can-have-reduced-racial-disparities-97103-1.htm Inequality in stroke-related deaths among black and white children radically lessened after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell anemia, states research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. Before stroke prevention efforts changed in 1998, black children were 74 percent more likely to die from ischemic strokes than white children. This gap is in part due to the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/efforts-to-prevent-sickle-cell-anemia-stroke-can-have-reduced-racial-disparities-97103-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/anemia-triples-death-risk-after-stroke-96990-1.htm Being anemic could more than triple your risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, according to research. "Among stroke patients, severe anemia is a potent predictor of dying throughout the first year after a stroke," said Jason Sico, M.D., lead researcher and an assistant professor of neurology at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. Anemia is a common condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Without red blood cells to carry ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/anemia-triples-death-risk-after-stroke-96990-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pronto-7-to-Check-Hemoglobin-Levels-Non-Invasively-Receives-510k-Clearance-from-FDA-96028-1.htm California based medical device company Masimo Corporation announced that it has received a 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its non-invasive device, Pronto-7 for checking total hemoglobin (SpHb), SpO2, pulse rate, and perfusion index. The company revealed that using the device will allow physicians to check hemoglobin levels without the need for invasive procedures such as finger pricking and direct blood sampling. Dr Andrew Schuman, who helped review the device for the FDA, termed the device as a "game changer"....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pronto-7-to-Check-Hemoglobin-Levels-Non-Invasively-Receives-510k-Clearance-from-FDA-96028-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Treating-Anemia-Would-Make-Kidney-Transplants-More-Successful-95178-1.htm Researchers have found that aggressively treating treating anemia, a red blood cell deficiency, may help save kidney thereby saving the lives of many transplant recipients. Anemia commonly arises in patients with kidney disease because the kidneys secrete most of the hormone erythropoietin that stimulates red blood cell production. Anemia is also a common complication of kidney transplantation, with a prevalence of 25% to 40% after the first year. Gabriel Choukroun, MD, PhD (CHU Amiens ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Treating-Anemia-Would-Make-Kidney-Transplants-More-Successful-95178-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemoglobin-A1c-Test-For-Child-Diabetes-Not-Reliable-93784-1.htm The Hemoglobin A1c test for child diabetes may not be reliable, new study shows. The test, recommended two years ago by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), measures longer-term blood sugar levels - without requiring patients to fast overnight. "But we found that Hemoglobin A1c is not as reliable a test for identifying children with diabetes or children at high risk for diabetes compared with other tests in children," saysJoyce M. Lee, lead author of the study and a pediatric endocrinologist at C....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemoglobin-A1c-Test-For-Child-Diabetes-Not-Reliable-93784-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/How-Sickle-Cell-Anaemia-Protects-From-Severe-Malaria-93660-1.htm Scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have finally solved the mystery - why people with a hereditary mutation of the red blood pigment haemoglobin - as is the case with sickle-cell anaemia prevalent in Africa - do not contract severe malaria? A degradation product of the altered hemoglobin provides protection from severe malaria. Within the red blood cells infected by the malaria parasite, it blocks the establishment of a trafficking system used by the parasite's special adhesive ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/How-Sickle-Cell-Anaemia-Protects-From-Severe-Malaria-93660-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Iron-Fortified-Baby-Food-Linked-to-Poorer-Development-in-Babies-Without-Anemia-93176-1.htm Babies who don't have anemia and who receive iron fortified infant formula have poorer long-term developmental outcomes, a new study has revealed. The finding is an outcome of the 10-year follow-up study, conducted in Santiago, Chile, examining iron-fortified vs. low-iron infant formula. It raises questions about the optimal amount of iron in infant formula "The high prevalence of iron deficiency in infancy has led to routine iron fortification of infant formula and foods in many countries," said lead study author Betsy Lozoff, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Iron-Fortified-Baby-Food-Linked-to-Poorer-Development-in-Babies-Without-Anemia-93176-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sickle-Cell-Disease-may-be-Reversed-by-Dialing-Up-Fetal-Hemoglobin-92014-1.htm A study by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute says that flipping a single molecular switch can reverse illness in a model of sickle cell disease. When turned off, the switch, a protein called BCL11A, allows the body to manufacture red blood cells with an alternate form of hemoglobin unaffected by the mutation that causes the disease. The findings - reported online by a research team led by Stuart Orkin, MD, of the Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sickle-Cell-Disease-may-be-Reversed-by-Dialing-Up-Fetal-Hemoglobin-92014-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Enzyme-Function-for-Anemia-Discovered-91504-1.htm A new function for an enzyme that may protect against organ injury and death from anemia has been discovered by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital. "Identifying this mechanism may lead to new therapies and approaches to improving outcomes for anemic patients," said Dr. Greg Hare, a researcher at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of the hospital and one of the lead investigators of the study. One in four people around the world and up to 50 per cent of patients coming for surgery are anemic....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Enzyme-Function-for-Anemia-Discovered-91504-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Drug-Eprex-Recalled-by-Johnson-Johnson-91054-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Drug-Eprex-Recalled-by-Johnson-Johnson-91054-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Infants-in-Developing-Nations-Can-Reduce-Anemia-and-Iron-Deficiency-With-Micronutrient-Powders-90232-1.htm A new Cochrane Systematic Review has concluded that adding a powder that contains several vitamins and minerals (including iron, zinc and vitamin A) to the semi-solid foods taken by infants and children between six months and two years of age can reduce their risk of anaemia and iron deficiency. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, particularly those of iron, vitamin A and zinc, affect more than two billion people worldwide. Infants and young children are highly vulnerable because they grow rapidly and often have diets low in these nutrients....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Infants-in-Developing-Nations-Can-Reduce-Anemia-and-Iron-Deficiency-With-Micronutrient-Powders-90232-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Phlebotomy-Blood-Loss-Linked-to-Hospital-acquired-Anemia-88864-1.htm Blood loss from greater use of phlebotomy (blood drawn for diagnostic testing) is associated with hospital-acquired anemia in heart attack patients, shows study. Anemia (low red blood cell count or low hemoglobin level) is associated with greater mortality and worse health status in patients with AMI, whether the condition is chronic (present at hospital admission) or hospital-acquired, according to background information in the article. However, HAA may be preventable if strategies to reduce ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Phlebotomy-Blood-Loss-Linked-to-Hospital-acquired-Anemia-88864-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Aplastic-Anemia-Therapy-New-Findings--88684-1.htm In a recently conducted study on two aplastic anemia treatments it was found that ATGAM - the anemia drug improved cell counts and survival more than Thymoglobulin. The research was funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health; the study participants were treated and then followed at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The study will appear in the August 4 INew England Journal of Medicine/I. "This important study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Aplastic-Anemia-Therapy-New-Findings--88684-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mapping-Anemia-Risk-in-Preschool-age-Children-86111-1.htm In West Africa, national, cross-sectional, household-based demographic health surveys were used to map the distribution of anemia risk in preschool-age children.The use of such maps has significant practical implications for targeted control of anemia in these countries, such as guiding the efficient allocation of nutrient supplements and fortified foods, and contributing to the planning and evaluation of resource requirements for geographical delivery of transfusion services for severe anaemia cases....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mapping-Anemia-Risk-in-Preschool-age-Children-86111-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Impact-of-Hemoglobin-Concentration-in-Patients-With-Coronary-Disease-85782-1.htm In patients with stable coronary disease, there were threshold haemoglobin values below which mortality increased in a continuous fashion, reveals report. Their findings suggest that there are thresholds of haemoglobin that are associated with increased risk of mortality in patients with angina or myocardial infarction, and, though limited by the observational nature of its results, the study supports the rationale for conducting future randomised controlled trials to assess whether haemoglobin ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Impact-of-Hemoglobin-Concentration-in-Patients-With-Coronary-Disease-85782-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Vitamin-D-Deficiency-Linked-To-Anemia-In-Kids-84413-1.htm Pediatricians have discovered that children with vitamin D deficiency are at increased risk of anemia. The findings, presented on May 1 at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Denver, Colo., show that vitamin D deficiency may play an important role in anemia. Anemia, which occurs when the body has too few oxygen-carrying red blood cells, is diagnosed and tracked by measuring hemoglobin levels. Symptoms of mild anemia include fatigue, lightheadedness and low energy. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Vitamin-D-Deficiency-Linked-To-Anemia-In-Kids-84413-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Solve-Mechanism-by-Which-Sickle-Hemoglobin-Protects-Against-Malaria-84344-1.htm Scientists has uravelled the mystery behind the molecular mechanism whereby sickle cell hemoglobin protects against malaria, caused by Plasmodium infection. The study was conducted by researchers at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC), in Portugal. The findings, by the research team lead by Miguel P. Soares, open the way to new therapeutic interventions against malaria, a disease that continues to inflict tremendous medical, social and economic burdens to a large proportion of the human population....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Solve-Mechanism-by-Which-Sickle-Hemoglobin-Protects-Against-Malaria-84344-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Double-Fortified-Salt-Tackles-Anaemia-83969-1.htm Anaemia, a widespread problem in India, has had the government mulling over introducing iron fortified iodised salt to deal with the health issue. At a meeting attended by different ministries held at the Prime minister's Office it was decided that consumption of iron fortified salt would be actively promoted. The Integrated Child Development Scheme and Midday Meal Programme will use iron fortified iodized salt (double fortified salt - DFS). The Department of Food and Public Distribution and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Double-Fortified-Salt-Tackles-Anaemia-83969-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Risk-High-in-Patients-With-Severe-Non-Inflammatory-Respiratory-Disease-83147-1.htm A study in the April issue of iIJCP/i, the iInternational Journal of Clinical Practice/i of nearly 600 patients with severe non-inflammatory respiratory disease found that a significant percentage also suffered from anaemia. "The links between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and anaemia are already well known, but our study also shows that anaemia is frequently found in patients with severe non-inflammatory respiratory diseases" says lead author Dr Florian Kollert from the Department ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Risk-High-in-Patients-With-Severe-Non-Inflammatory-Respiratory-Disease-83147-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Poor-Diet-in-Postmenopausal-Women-Increases-Their-Risk-of-Anemia-82851-1.htm Postmenopausal women with a poor diet are at an increased risk of developing anemia. As compared to the diet of healthy women, it has been seen that the diet of anemic women was deficient in protein, iron, folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin C. Researchers studied about 72,833 postmenopausal women in US and found that even a single nutrient deficiency increases the risk of anemia by 21%, while deficiency of 3 nutrients increased the risk up to 44%. Researchers also found a relation between ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Poor-Diet-in-Postmenopausal-Women-Increases-Their-Risk-of-Anemia-82851-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Insight-into-Stroke-Risk-and-Prevention-in-Young-Patients-With-Sickle-Cell-Anemia-77763-1.htm Monthly blood transfusions combined with daily medication to remove the resulting excess iron remains the best approach for reducing the risk of recurrent strokes in young patients with sickle cell anemia, according to a preliminary analysis of a multicenter trial that includes St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The study compared the efficacy of two treatments for the potentially life-threatening problem of iron overload caused by chronic transfusion therapy. The transfusions are used to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Insight-into-Stroke-Risk-and-Prevention-in-Young-Patients-With-Sickle-Cell-Anemia-77763-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dialysis-Patients-can-Fight-Anemia-Via-New-Approach-77429-1.htm A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the IJournal of the American Society of Nephrology/I (IJASN/I) says that a new drug called FG-2216 can stimulate production of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in dialysis patients-possibly offering a new approach to treatment of kidney disease-related anemia. Anemia is a major problem in patients with kidney disease. It is caused by low production of EPO, which has been assumed to result from damage to the kidney cells that produce EPO. "Our ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dialysis-Patients-can-Fight-Anemia-Via-New-Approach-77429-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Risk-may-be-Predicted-by-Mathematical-Model-of-Red-Blood-Cells-Life-Cycle-76703-1.htm A mathematical model reflecting how red blood cells change in size and hemoglobin content during their four-month lifespan has been developed by scientists. The study is collaboration between a physician-researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and a mathematician from Harvard University. John Higgins, MD, MGH Center for Systems Biology and Department of Pathology, and L. Mahadevan, PhD, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), also describe ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Risk-may-be-Predicted-by-Mathematical-Model-of-Red-Blood-Cells-Life-Cycle-76703-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemoglobin-Test-Printed-on-Paper-75058-1.htm It has emerged that VTT printed the paper with antibodies that react to the sample. The test result can be read in the form of a line, for example, which either does or does not appear depending on the sample - just like in the pregnancy tests already familiar to consumers. It is also possible to print instructional images or text, for example, either on or alongside the test.Printed paper test can be used to test quickly and easily for the presence of a given substance. The test can be adapted ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemoglobin-Test-Printed-on-Paper-75058-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anaemia-to-be-Cured-by-Special-Protein-72350-1.htm Hereditary anaemia can be treated by a special protein, announced researchers after its discovery. The KLF1 blood protein is less active in many members of a Maltese family, but their blood is more capable of absorbing and transporting oxygen, researchers from Erasmus Medical Center (MC) said. "If patients were to have the same KLF1 protein as the Maltese family the transportation of their oxygen would then improve," English.news.cn quoted Sjaak Philipsen as saying. The finding showed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anaemia-to-be-Cured-by-Special-Protein-72350-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-a-Fallout-of-Surgery-for-Morbid-Obesity-67953-1.htm For those who believed surgery is an easy shortcut out of morbid obesity, researchers are now saying otherwise. Morbid obesity is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has become a common procedure for achieving short- and long-term weight loss. It has gained great popularity among surgeons and patients in recent years. Long-term complications are still being discovered. Because of the altered anatomy, absorption of iron ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-a-Fallout-of-Surgery-for-Morbid-Obesity-67953-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-Prediction-Better-by-Hemoglobin-A1c-Than-Fasting-Glucose-65869-1.htm A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found that measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk for clinical outcomes than the commonly used measurement of fasting glucose. HbA1c levels accurately predict future diabetes, and they better predict stroke, heart disease and all-cause mortality as well. The study appeared in the March 4, 2010, issue of INew England Journal of Medicine/I. As a diagnostic, "HbA1c ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-Prediction-Better-by-Hemoglobin-A1c-Than-Fasting-Glucose-65869-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-on-Popular-Anemia-Drug-Supports-New-Guidelines-for-Its-Use-in-Dialysis-Patients-65866-1.htm Mounting confusion over the safety of blockbuster anemia drugs - erythropoiesis-stimulating agents - for people with kidney disease requiring dialysis have been dispelled by a new study even as federal regulators prepare to decide whether to impose additional restrictions on their use. ESAs are the most expensive drugs reimbursed by Medicare in patients requiring long-term dialysis, costing the agency nearly (Dollor) 2 billion annually. The new study, to be published March 3 in the IJournal of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-on-Popular-Anemia-Drug-Supports-New-Guidelines-for-Its-Use-in-Dialysis-Patients-65866-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hepatitis-C-Patients-Protected-from-Treatment-Related-Anemia-by-Enzyme-Deficiency-65392-1.htm Hemolytic anemia, a disorder that destroys red blood cells, is a common complication of hepatitis C treatment. In some cases, it is so severe they have to reduce their medication or stop therapy altogether. But now, scientists in Duke University's Institute for Genome Sciences (and) Policy (IGSP) have discovered two genetic alterations linked to a benign enzyme condition that keep some patients anemia-free. They say the discovery, appearing online in the journal INature/I, opens the door ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hepatitis-C-Patients-Protected-from-Treatment-Related-Anemia-by-Enzyme-Deficiency-65392-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Beta-Blockers-May-Increase-Risk-for-Surgical-Anemia-Complications-62760-1.htm Routinely used to treat patients for heart attack or high blood pressure, beta blockers are known for their role in helping to protect the heart. A new study in the January issue of the journal IAnesthesiology/I looks at the effects of beta blockers on surgical outcomes, revealing that the cardioprotective effects of the medication could be compromised by acute surgical anemia. Blood loss and anemia are very common in patients during and after surgery; more than 30 percent of patients undergoing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Beta-Blockers-May-Increase-Risk-for-Surgical-Anemia-Complications-62760-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anaemia-Drug-Doesnt-Benefit-Kidney-Disease-Patients-62702-1.htm A new study has found that treatment with anaemia drug doesn't benefit kidney disease patients who are on dialysis. Darbepoetin alfa is one of a class of drugs used to increase red blood cells in patients with type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and anemia, but in a study of 4,038 patients, it did little to reduce cardiovascular problems, death or even the need for dialysis. "We were disappointed that the drug didn't make a difference," The New England Journal of Medicine quoted Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anaemia-Drug-Doesnt-Benefit-Kidney-Disease-Patients-62702-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Drugs-in-Cancer-Patients-may-Cause-Thromboembolism-60767-1.htm New research led by Dawn Hershman, M.D, M.S., co-director of the breast cancer program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center has found that medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. The findings will be published online on Nov. 10, 2009 in the IJournal of the National Cancer Institute/I (ahead of the Dec....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Drugs-in-Cancer-Patients-may-Cause-Thromboembolism-60767-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Variant-Of-Anemia-Gene-Identified-59587-1.htm A new variant of anemia gene TMPRSS6 has been identified by researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), Australia. DIV/DIVThe gene has previously been linked to a severe form of anaemia, and these findings provide information about the subtle natural variation in iron control amongst healthy people. For they had studied the genome of 4,800 healthy individuals from Australian and the Netherlands. DIV/DIVThe researchers have now concludedthat 40 per cent of Europeans ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Variant-Of-Anemia-Gene-Identified-59587-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Red-Meat-And-Fortified-Milk-Can-Combat-Anemia-59558-1.htm Red meat and fortified milk intake can combat falling iron levels in toddlers, New Zealand researchers say. Falling iron levels is a common problem in the country. It is thought to afflict one in three toddlers there. The fall can cause anaemia. If severe enough at this age, it can delay brain development and even result in behavioural problems and impaired cognitive function. Not much research has been done into toddler nutrition and iron levels, but Dr Anne-Louise Heath and Dr Ewa Szymlek-Gay, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Red-Meat-And-Fortified-Milk-Can-Combat-Anemia-59558-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemoglobin-Levels-Are-Controlled-At-A-Genetic-Level-Says-Study-59349-1.htm A gene, known as TMPRSS6, has a significant effect on regulating hemoglobin in the body, find scientists. TMPRSS6's role was identified as part of a genome-wide association study, carried out by scientists from Imperial College London, which looked at the link between genes and hemoglobin level in 16,000 people. Hemoglobin is contained within red blood cells and is essential for transporting oxygen around the body. Problems with hemoglobin production cause common diseases, such as anemia, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hemoglobin-Levels-Are-Controlled-At-A-Genetic-Level-Says-Study-59349-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Fanconi-Anemia-and-Breast-Cancer-Proteins-Uncovered-by-Replication-at-DNA-Damage-Sites-57919-1.htm New laboratory research at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center shows Fanconi anemia (FA) may lead researchers toward clues in more common diseases, including highly hereditary types of breast cancer. In a study published in the Sept. 11 issue of the journal IMolecular Cell/I, scientists report that recruitment of proteins to DNA damage sites is controlled by replication in both FA and BRCA cancer proteins. Lei Li, Ph.D, professor in Experimental Radiation Oncology at M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Fanconi-Anemia-and-Breast-Cancer-Proteins-Uncovered-by-Replication-at-DNA-Damage-Sites-57919-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Malaria-Anaemia-Risk-in-Some-Kids-Increases-With-Prenatal-Exposure-to-Malaria-55508-1.htm The mystery behind why some children are more susceptible to malaria infection and anaemia has been deciphered by a new study led by an Indian origin scientist. Lead researcher Indu Malhotra from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine suggests that children who are exposed to Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria before birth become tolerant to the malaria parasites, or their soluble products. This tolerance, which persists into childhood, reduces the ability of the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Malaria-Anaemia-Risk-in-Some-Kids-Increases-With-Prenatal-Exposure-to-Malaria-55508-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Boosts-Death-Risk-In-Very-Elderly-Patients-55434-1.htm Anemia in very elderly people aged 85 and older appears to be associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new study in CMAJ. The study was part of the Leiden 85-plus study that looked at 562 people aged 85 years in the Netherlands and followed them until age 90. Twenty-seven per cent of participants had anemia at the start of the study (prevalent anemia) and, in the follow up period, incident anemia developed in 24% of the people without anemia at the start of the study. Anemia ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Boosts-Death-Risk-In-Very-Elderly-Patients-55434-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/How-To-Confirm-The-Causes-Of-Iron-Deficiency-Anemia-In-Young-Women-53588-1.htm Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is commonly seen in women aged 50 years. The diagnostic workflow in young women affected by IDA is not clearly established. The British Society of Gastroenterology recommends gastroscopy only in IDA women younger than 45 years presenting with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. However, symptoms are often mild and aspecific in IDA women and the gastroscopy is an invasive procedure associated with a high number of refusals. In a previous work on IDA premenopausal women, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/How-To-Confirm-The-Causes-Of-Iron-Deficiency-Anemia-In-Young-Women-53588-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Elevates-Death-Risk-In-Heart-Disease-Patients-52157-1.htm Scientists at Charles Sturt University in Australia have found that the presence of anemia in patients with chronic heart failure is associated with a significantly increased risk of death. The researchers say that their findings also show that anemia is associated with a poorer degree of left ventricular function and a lower left ventricular ejection fraction, an objective measure of cardiac function. They revealed that they undertook this study to assess the impact of anemia on the clinical ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Elevates-Death-Risk-In-Heart-Disease-Patients-52157-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Responsible-For-A-Rare-Form-Of-Congenital-Anemia-Identified-51123-1.htm The latest electronic edition of the journal INature Genetics/I reports the discovery of a new gene responsible for congenital sideroblastic anemia, a rare disease, mainly characterized by the presence of ringed sideroblasts in the patients' bone marrow. This Genome Canada project, co-directed by Dr. Mark Samuels, an investigator with the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center and a professor at the Universite de Montreal Department of Medicine, is being conducted under the Atlantic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gene-Responsible-For-A-Rare-Form-Of-Congenital-Anemia-Identified-51123-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Treatment-Improves-Heart-Structure-and-Quality-of-Life-in-Kidney-Patients-49506-1.htm In chronic kidney disease patients, different levels of anemia treatment have a beneficial effect on the heart and improve quality of life, according to a pair of studies appearing in the April 2009 issue of the IClinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)/I. The findings indicate that different levels of treatment may be warranted for different patients. Patients with chronic kidney disease often have low levels of erythropoietin (a hormone that stimulates the formation of red blood cells) and develop anemia....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Treatment-Improves-Heart-Structure-and-Quality-of-Life-in-Kidney-Patients-49506-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Discovery-May-Lead-To-Targeted-Treatment-For-Rare-Form-Of-Anemia-48695-1.htm Researchers have identified the specific biological mechanisms believed to lead to a rare and incurable blood disease known as Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA). Scientists say with further investigation, their discoveries could result in drastic changes to current thinking about treatment for this disease and may lead to promising new drug therapies. George Thomas, PhD, Stefano Fumagalli, PhD, and collaborators report their findings online ahead of print in the journal INature Cell Biology/I on Sunday, March 15, 2009....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Discovery-May-Lead-To-Targeted-Treatment-For-Rare-Form-Of-Anemia-48695-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Haemoglobin-Molecules-Caught-on-Powerful-X-ray-While-Changing-Shape-42139-1.htm A new X-ray imaging technique that can capture the three-microsecond process whereby haemoglobin molecules in red blood cells give up oxygen to keep the body alive has been developed by University of Copenhagen researchers in Denmark. This process involves a haemoglobin molecule's transformation from a "relaxed" form, which can bond to oxygen, to a "tense" form, which squeezes out the oxygen. The researchers say that their imaging technique offers a way to image proteins in their natural, fast-moving state....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Haemoglobin-Molecules-Caught-on-Powerful-X-ray-While-Changing-Shape-42139-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Than-Half-of-Infants-Die-of-Sickle-cell-Anaemia-in-Nigeria-40794-1.htm With 100,000 infants dying from sickle-cell anaemia anually in Nigeria, the country accounts for more than half the child deaths from the disease in Africa each year, an expert said Tuesday. "From available statistics, 100,000 infants die from sickle-cell disease in Nigeria annually, making it the number one sickle-cell endemic country in Africa," Sadiq Wali, president of the Nigeria Sickle-Cell Foundation, told AFP. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), an average 200,000 infants ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Than-Half-of-Infants-Die-of-Sickle-cell-Anaemia-in-Nigeria-40794-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Malaria-Treatments-Cut-Anemia-Risk-39302-1.htm A new study has suggested that preventative malaria treatments reduce anemia risk and improve learning in kids. The study led by Kenyan and British researchers revealed malaria treatment, given once per term, significantly diminished infection and anaemia risk and enhanced cognitive ability of school children. Though school based health programs helped in fighting diseases, such as worm infections, but less is known about their role in tackling malaria. During the study, the team analysed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Malaria-Treatments-Cut-Anemia-Risk-39302-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anaemia-Control-Project-to-Be-Expanded-to-More-Schools-in-Indian-Capital-39142-1.htm The municipal corporation in the Indian capital of New Delhi is to expand its anemia control project to more schools. Mayor Arti Mehra on Thursday said that after completion of the anaemia control programme in the Capital's Shahdara North and Shahdara South zones, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has now decided to extend the programme to municipal primary schools in South Zone, Central Zone and West Zone. He said the programme would cover about 1.5 lakh children of Classes IV and V in municipal ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anaemia-Control-Project-to-Be-Expanded-to-More-Schools-in-Indian-Capital-39142-1.htm