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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aplastic anemia is a rare disorder characterized by inadequate production of blood cells by the bone marrow. The bone marrow is a spongy tissue inside the bones, where all the blood cells (red blood ...

Anemia, having a lower than normal amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin, is the most common blood disorder in the U.S. Red blood cells’ iron-rich protein called hemoglobin carries oxygen from the ...

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 ...