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Anemia
Researchers find a relationship between anemia and impaired thinking
October 5th, 2006
For older adults, anemia's trademark loss of oxygen-toting red blood cells has long been linked to fatigue, muscle weakness and other physical ailments. Now researchers at Johns Hopkins have found a relationship between anemia and impaired thinking, too. "Our work supports the notion that mild anemia may be an independent risk factor for so-called executive-function impairment in older adults," said Paulo Chaves, MD, PhD, an assistant professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the lead author of the study. "If further studies confirm that's true, this could mean that correction of anemia in these patients might offer a chance to prevent such a...
Source: Blood Weekly (2006-10-05)
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