Medical research
Researchers iron out the link between serum ferritin and diabetes
Iron overload increases the risk for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes; however, the exact mechanisms that link the two are unknown.
Sep 10, 2012
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News tagged with iron metabolism
Diabetes
Cause of diabetes may be linked to iron transport
Scientists have been trying to explain the causes of diabetes for many years. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Novo Nordisk A/S have now shown that the increased activity of one particular iron-transport protein ...
Sep 20, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify new genes that determine breast cancer prognosis
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have made a discovery that brings them one step closer to being able to better predict which patients have the best chance of surviving breast cancer.
Sep 26, 2011
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Medical research
Iron release may contribute to cell death in heart failure
A process that releases iron in response to stress may contribute to heart failure, and blocking this process could be a way of protecting the heart, suggests a study in mice published today in eLife.
Feb 2, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Mothers of children with autism less likely to have taken iron supplements
Mothers of children with autism are significantly less likely to report taking iron supplements before and during their pregnancies than the mothers of children who are developing normally, a study by researchers with the ...
Sep 22, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Physical exercise modulates iron in Alzheimer's disease
A recent experimental study shows how regular physical exercise modulates iron metabolism in both the brain and the muscles. The findings also help to better understand the benefits of exercise in Alzheimer's disease. The ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
'Next Generation' cancer treatment ready for clinical trials
(Medical Xpress) -- A new class of anti-cancer drugs which control the growth and spread of cancers and do so with minimal side effects is being developed by researchers at the University of Sydney.
May 18, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Normal prion protein regulates iron metabolism
An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found.
Mar 13, 2013
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Medical research
Iron regulators join war on pathogens
Proteins responsible for controlling levels of iron in the body also play an important role in combatting infection, according to a study published today in Cell Host & Microbe.
Jul 16, 2015
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Medical research
Lack of iron regulating protein contributes to high blood pressure of the lungs
A protein known to regulate iron levels in the body has an unexpectedly important role in preventing a form of high blood pressure that affects the lungs, and in stabilizing the concentration of red cells in blood, according ...
Feb 14, 2013
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