New research published in Allergy indicates that certain environmental exposures may affect a child's risk of developing ...

Having a dog at home could help to prevent eczema in children who are genetically prone to the condition, a study suggests.

Your bone marrow is supposed to be your body’s reliable blood cell factory, churning out healthy red cells, white cells, and platelets like clockwork. But sometimes this vital production system ...

Meet Anya, a seven-year-old Cocker Spaniel-Hound mix with a lovable personality. However, one day, her owners, Billie and ...

In particular, taurine fuels certain types of cancer that emerge from blood stem cells in the bone marrow, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and ...

A low red blood cell (RBC) count increases the risk of anemia. Ways to boost RBCs include eating foods that contain iron, vitamins B12 and B9, vitamin C, vitamin A, and copper. Increasing exercise ...

The headlines trace back to a study recently published in Nature, which examined a connection between leukemia, a type of blood cancer ... mouse models—leukemia cells can use taurine to fuel ...

Normochromic Describes RBCs that are normal in color, containing the normal amount ofhemoglobin Normochromic cells are seen in anemia following acute blood loss Normocyte Normal sized ...

Furtenbach was convinced of its ability to increase the body’s production of erythropoietin, also known as EPO, a hormone naturally produced by human kidneys to stimulate red blood cell production.

It can lead to a condition called spur cell hemolytic anemia. Your doctor can diagnose acanthocytosis with a blood test called a peripheral blood smear. This test requires fresh blood because an ...