Iron and oxygen work hand in hand to keep your body energized and alive. Iron forms the core of hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen from your lungs to every cell. Understanding how your body ...

The WHO's long-standing hemoglobin cutoffs for anemia do not match reality for people around the world, a cross-sectional study found. Pooled fifth percentile estimates of hemoglobin were 9.65 g/dL ...

Topline data for the once-daily PKR activator etavopivat demonstrate a 27% reduction in vaso-occlusive crises and a robust hematologic response in patients with SCD.

Your body fine-tunes oxygen delivery so active tissues get what they need most. The Bohr effect helps hemoglobin release oxygen in areas with higher carbon dioxide or acidity. This ensures your ...

Researchers report that a plant-based supplement used for treating iron deficiency quickly raised blood oxygen levels in ...

A baby girl presented with symptomatic sickle cell disease exacerbated by mild hypoxemia, despite a newborn-screening diagnosis of sickle cell trait. DNA sequencing of the β globin gene revealed that ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry ...

Beam Therapeutics has presented the first clinical data on its base editing technology. All four sickle cell disease patients in the efficacy cohort had fetal hemoglobin levels above Beam’s target—and ...

Hemoglobin deficiency is a persistent health problem for many, especially women. A drop in its levels can leave you feeling exhausted or weak most of the time. The reason behind this is that ...