A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unrecognized role of mitochondrial protein synthesis in the maintenance of intracellular iron distribution. Disruption of this process was found to ...

– An innovative, non invasive ultrasound procedure to detect anemia in the fetus during high risk pregnancy is safer for patients, according to a study to be published in the New England Journal of ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is proud to announce the early success of its groundbreaking Anemia in Pregnancy Quality Improvement Initiative.

A mother’s wellbeing during pregnancy plays a crucial role in the healthy development of the fetus. Maintaining good health and taking necessary precautions is essential throughout this critical ...

Treatment with the monoclonal antibody nipocalimab improved live birth outcomes and delayed or prevented fetal anemia or intrauterine transfusions in pregnancies at high risk for early-onset severe ...

In early-onset severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), transplacental transfer of maternal antierythrocyte IgG alloantibodies causes fetal anemia that leads to the use of high-risk ...

A defect in mitochondrial tRNA modification impairs the proper formation of mitochondrial OXPHOS complexes, which results in iron transmigration from mitochondria to cytosol. Excess cytosolic iron ...