Anemia News

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 ... Read more

A new variant of anemia gene TMPRSS6 has been identified by researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR), Australia.

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 o... Read more

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... Read more

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 heredita... Read more

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 I... Read more

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-pl... Read more

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 Gastroenterol... Read more

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. ... Read more

The latest electronic edition of the journal Nature Genetics reports the discovery of a new gene responsible for congenital sideroblastic anemia, a rare disease, mainly characterized ... Read more