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Larger blood transfusions could halve deaths of children with severe anaemia
Giving larger volumes of blood transfusions to children with severe anaemia in sub-Saharan Africa could halve the number of deaths.
Aug 5, 2019
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News tagged with anaemia
Pediatrics
Why do children hold their breath until they faint?
It's time to leave the playground but your 12-month-old daughter doesn't want to. She gets angry, cries out loudly, breathing all the way out and then holds her breath. She turns blue around the mouth and faints.
Mar 11, 2021
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Health
Childhood anemia linked to anemia in pregnancy
Babies born to women with anemia during pregnancy have an increased risk of childhood anemia, according to a study carried out in rural India.
Dec 3, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers identify the mechanism behind bone marrow failure in Fanconi anaemia
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genetic disease affecting small children characterized by bone-marrow failure, developmental abnormalities and predisposition to multiple forms of cancer. The molecular mechanisms behind FA are inherited ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Opening up new pathways for treating inflammatory bowel diseases
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition affecting 1 in 250 people in Europe. Current treatment is ineffective for many. However, a team of European scientists has increased understanding of the causes of IBD, ...
Aug 12, 2013
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Health
Micronutrient powders reduce anemia and iron deficiency in infants in low-income countries
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 ...
Sep 7, 2011
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Medical research
New age of genome editing could lead to cure for sickle cell anemia
UNSW Australia researchers have shown that changing just a single letter of the DNA of human red blood cells in the laboratory increases their production of oxygen-carrying haemoglobin - a world-first advance that could lead ...
May 14, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover gene associated with blood cancers
A genomic study of chronic blood cancer - a precursor to leukaemia - has discovered gene mutations that could enable diagnosis using only a blood test, avoiding the need for an invasive and painful bone marrow biopsy.
Sep 26, 2011
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Risk of maternal death doubled in pregnant women with anemia
Pregnant women with anaemia are twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy compared to those without the condition, according to a major international study led by Queen Mary University of London of over 300,000 ...
Mar 20, 2018
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Health
Iron infusion proves effective to treat anemia in rural Africa
Over 1 billion people globally are affected by iron-deficiency anemia. In sub-Saharan Africa, anemia is a major public health concern with roughly 60% of the population suffering from anemia. Around half of those cases are ...
Nov 25, 2020
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