Rare disease finding sheds light on head and neck cancer

New research clarifies why people with a rare genetic disease called Fanconi anemia are at higher risk of an aggressive head and neck cancer.

Rockefeller University • futurity
Dec. 7, 2022 ~8 min

To fight anemia, prompt women to recognize fatigue

A public health intervention to get women in Odisha, India treatment for anemia focuses on social barriers.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
June 16, 2022 ~11 min


B12 deficiency harms kids. Food aid isn’t helping

B12 deficiency is an enormous yet overlooked problem and the current food relief is not helping. Researchers call for new solutions.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
May 4, 2022 ~7 min

Could other stuff replace blood transfusions for anemia?

Blood transfusions save lives, but there's short supply. What if transfusions don't always require blood? New research indicates an alternative.

Danielle Torrent Tucker-Stanford • futurity
Oct. 26, 2021 ~7 min

Could other stuff replace blood transfusions for anemia?

Blood transfusions save lives, but there's short supply. What if transfusions don't always require blood? New research indicates an alternative.

Danielle Torrent Tucker-Stanford • futurity
Oct. 26, 2021 ~7 min

Vaccines don’t work as well in babies with anemia

About 40% of children worldwide suffer from anemia because they don’t get enough iron. New research shows that iron deficiency cuts vaccine protection.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
July 28, 2020 ~5 min

App snaps a pic of the eyelid to spot anemia

An app in development could help doctors diagnose anemia by using images of a patient's eyelid to get a count of their hemoglobin.

Kayla Wiles-Purdue • futurity
May 21, 2020 ~7 min

1.8 billion adolescents got a check-up

"...when it comes to adolescents we have just assumed that they're relatively healthy." A new report challenges that view.

Andrew Trounson-Melbourne • futurity
March 14, 2019 ~7 min


Teen girls who donate blood have higher anemia risk

Teen girls who donate blood are at greater risk for iron deficiency and anemia, but new regulations could make donating safer.

Jianyi Nie-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Feb. 20, 2019 ~4 min

5X rate of ’emergency’ blood pressure for African Americans

For African Americans who live in cities, the rate of dangerously high blood pressure is far higher than average.

Caitlin Coyle-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 31, 2019 ~4 min

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