Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases: News and Research on Anemia

MeSH tree: C15.378.050

Why tiny amounts of vitamin B12 matter more as we age

Two micrograms is an almost unimaginably small amount. It weighs less than a tiny fragment of a grain of table salt. Yet adults need only around this amount of vitamin B12 each day, depending on the guideline used, to support ...

Hormone impacts red blood cell production in anemia

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that the hormone FGF23 reduces the production of red blood cells and may contribute to the development of anemia in chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study published ...

Serious infection risks linked to targeted cancer therapies

A major real-world study by University of California, Irvine pharmacy researchers has found serious blood-related side effects associated with antibody-drug conjugates, an increasingly important class of targeted cancer therapies. ...

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